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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a Major Disaster Declaration on May 17, 2024, for Texas severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding, for the incident period of April 26, 2024, and continuing.

The IRS has announced the postponement of certain tax-related deadlines for victims of Iowa severe storms and tornadoes.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a Major Disaster Declaration on May 15, 2024, for Massachusetts severe storms and flooding, for the incident period of September 11 – 13, 2023.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued Notice 2024-40, which contains updated guidance on factors used in certain defined benefit (DB) pension plan minimum funding and present value calculations.

The Internal Revenue Service has released Notice 2024-42, updating the static mortality tables for defined benefit plans for 2025.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a Major Disaster Declaration on May 14, 2024, for Iowa severe storms and tornadoes, for the incident period of April 26 – 27, 2024.

In January 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2024-22, providing guidance with respect to anti-abuse rules for Pension-Linked Emergency Savings Accounts (PLESAs), a new provision created by the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0).

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on May 2, 2024, for Ohio tornadoes, for the incident period of March 14, 2024.

The Internal Revenue Service is reminding businesses who sponsor a retirement plan that certain provisions of SECURE 2.0 that became effective in 2023 may impact their Form W-2 reporting requirements.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding rules for distributions from retirement plans and individual retirement arrangements (IRAs) under Section 331 of SECURE 2.0 for individuals affected by federally declared major disasters.