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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a Major Disaster Declaration on January 1, 2025, for the following disasters for the period indicated.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a Major Disaster Declaration on December 24, 2024, for North Dakota wildfires and straight-line winds, for the incident period of October 5 – October 6, 2024. 

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Ruling 2025-2, containing the covered compensation tables for the 2025 plan year.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Announcement 2025-2, delaying the anticipated applicability date for future final regulations relating to required minimum distributions (RMDs) under section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The IRS has announced the postponement of certain tax-related deadlines for victims of Post-Tropical Storm Helene in West Virginia until May 1, 2025.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued Notice 2025-1, which contains updated guidance on factors used in certain defined benefit (DB) pension plan minimum funding and present value calculations.

The IRS has issued Revenue Ruling 2025-1, which contains the applicable federal rates (AFR) for January 2025.

The Internal Revenue Service recently released Treasury Decision (TD) 10008, which provides guidance on income tax withholding requirements for certain periodic payments and nonperiodic distributions from deferred compensation plans, individual retirement arrangements (IRAs), and commercial annuities.

Thanks to the SECURE 2.0 Act, certain employees will have more deferral opportunities beginning in 2025. Read below to learn how much employees can contribute to their retirement plan and about the types of deferrals that may be available.

The National Emergency in response to COVID-19 that began on March 20, 2020, ended on May 11, 2023. The Outbreak Period ended July 10, 2023, 60-days after the end of the National Emergency.