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IRS Announces 2018 Cost of Living Adjustments

This post has been updated as of June 7, 2018, to reflect the revised maximum annual HSA contribution limit for family coverage set out in Revenue Procedures 2018-18 and 2018-27. The IRS recently announced cost-of-living adjustments for 2018 in Notice 2017-64 and related guidance.  The key dollar limits for qualified retirement plans and health and welfare plans […]

Supreme Court Decision Changes Standards for Employer Stock in Retirement Plans

The Supreme Court recently decided a case that eliminates the “presumption of prudence” for plan fiduciaries relating to their investment in employer stock in retirement plans.  In Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer, the Supreme Court determined that fiduciaries of an employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) are not entitled to a presumption of prudence.  Rather, the […]

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