Defined contribution plan

During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) and National Emergency, numerous requirements were introduced for group health plans, which were generally aimed at ensuring individuals did not forgo testing or treatment for COVID-19 because they could not afford to pay for such services.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on March 26, 2023, for severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornados in Mississippi, for the incident period of March 24, 2023, to March 25, 2023.

The IRS has announced the postponement of certain tax-related deadlines for victims of severe winter storms and snowstorms in New York.

The SECURE 2.0 Act modifies one small-employer credit and creates another. These credits may make establishing and contributing to a plan much more attractive.

Effective March 22, 2023, the prime interest rate increased from 7.75 percent to 8.00 percent.

The IRS has issued Revenue Procedure 2023-17 announcing the 2024 indexed adjustments to the amounts used to calculate employer shared responsibility payments under Internal Revenue Code Sections 4980H(a) and 4980H(b)(1).

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on March 20, 2023, for severe storm and flooding in Vermont, for the incident period of December 22, 2022, to December 24, 2022.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has reopened the comment period for receiving written comments related to prohibited transaction class exemption 84-14 (the Proposed QPAM Amendment) to April 6, 2023.

The IRS has announced the postponement of certain tax-related deadlines for victims of severe storms, flooding, and landslides in California.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on March 15, 2023, for severe winter storm and flooding in New Hampshire, for the incident period of December 22, 2022, to December 25, 2022.