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Reopening the Floodgates: IRS Announces Expanded Determination Letter Program

As we previously reported, the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) scaled back its determination letter program for individually designed retirement plans effective as of January 1, 2017. In the intervening years, the Service received a multitude of comments requesting the reopening of the program. Now, the Service has decided to offer a limited expansion of […]

IRS Issues First Required Amendments List for Qualified Plans

In a previous blog, we discussed the IRS’ elimination of its five year staggered determination letter cycle for individually designed plans.  The IRS recently provided guidance to help sponsors of individually designed plans keep their plans in compliance with applicable law.  Notice 2016-80 contains the first Required Amendments List (the “RA List”) for individually designed […]

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IRS Issues Additional Guidance on Determination Letter Program

As was previously announced in 2015, effective as of January 1, 2017, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) is eliminating its five year staggered determination letter cycle for individually designed retirement plans. Plans in the current cycle (Cycle A) still may submit their plans for determination letters on or before January 31, 2017.  Pursuant to Revenue […]

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The IRS Retirement Plan Determination Letter Program – The IRS Taketh and Then Giveth (Some Transition Guide)

Last July, in Announcement 2015-19, the IRS announced that it was terminating its determination letter program for individually designed qualified retirement plans, other than for new or terminating plans.  This week, in Notice 2016-03 the IRS provided us with specific transition guidance on the winding down of its program.  Specifically, the IRS announced that: Controlled […]

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IRS Announces Changes to Determination Letter Process for Individually Designed Retirement Plans

In Announcement 2015-19, the IRS announced the elimination of the five year remedial amendment cycle for individually designed retirement plans effective as of January 1, 2017.  This means that after January 1, 2017, individually designed retirement plans will no longer be eligible to receive favorable determination letters every five years.  The Announcement leaves the current […]

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