PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Jul 8, 2022related by meaning
interest assumptions, have further highlighted the limitation of the effectiveness of the condition in the interim final rule to achieve its purpose. To ensure that SFA is not used for a purpose other than to make benefit payments and pay plan expenses, a condition relating to the phased recognition of SFA assets for p…
88 FR 76660 — Technical Amendments: Special Financial Assistance Withdrawal Liability Condition; SECURE 2.0 Act; and Other Updates PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Nov 7, 2023related by meaning
emental payment is made, only the payment of SFA under the interim final rule is included in the phased recognition of SFA assets.
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7. The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Public Law 105-34 (Aug. 5, 1997), increased the maximum from $3,500 to $5,000 effective for plan years beginning after August 5, 1997.
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88 FR 4900 — Special Financial Assistance by PBGC-Withdrawal Liability Condition Exception PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Jan 26, 2023related by meaning
eriod that SFA is intended to cover, but that a compromise might be to amortize the SFA over no fewer than a stated period of years, such as 20 years. PBGC considered these suggestions but decided not to adopt them. PBGC provided a process in the July 2022 final rule for a plan that receives SFA under the terms of the …
PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Jul 12, 2021related by meaning
formation required under this part and in the SFA instructions is missing from the filed application, the application will not be considered complete. The SFA instructions, including templates, supplement the regulation and provide guidance to plan sponsors and practitioners on how to prepare and file the required appl…
80 FR 14301 — Fiduciary Requirements for Disclosure in Participant-Directed Individual Account Plans-Timing of Annual Disclosure ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Mar 19, 2015★ strong match
ion
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FAB 2012-02R supersedes FAB 2012-02 issued on May 7, 2012. Changes in the superseding bulletin did not affect Question 35.
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5. FAB 2013-02 also provided a one-time “re-set” opportunity under which EBSA, as an enforcement matter, would treat a plan administrator as satisfying the “at least annua…
79 FR 49469 — Request for Information Regarding Standards for Brokerage Windows in Participant-Directed Individual Account Plans ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Aug 21, 2014★ strong match
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4.
29 CFR 2550.404a-5(c)(3)(ii)(A).
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http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/regs/fab2012-2R.html.
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6. The original version of the FAB, which was rescinded and replaced by FAB 2012-02R, included Question 30, which some viewed as raising the possibility that plan fiduciaries could be r…
FAB 2025-02 — ERISA’s Annual Funding Notice Requirements Following SECURE 2.0 ERISADOL Field Assistance BulletinsApr 30, 2025★ strong match
… only applies to multiemployer plans. Q4: Prior to the effective date of section 343 of SECURE 2.0, FAB 2023-01 provided guidance (including model language) regarding compliance with the annual funding notice requirements of section 101(f) of ERISA for multiemployer pension plans that received (or are eligible to apply…
85 FR 82798 — Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Dec 18, 2020★ strong match
…e Impartial Conduct Standards. To provide a transition period for Financial Institutions relying on FAB 2018-02 to comply with the final exemption, the Department has announced that FAB 2018-02 will remain in effect place for one year after the final exemption is published. This will allow some Financial Institutions t…
82 FR 56545 — 18-Month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transac… ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Nov 29, 2017★ strong match
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36.
See, e.g., Comment Letter #28 (Empower Retirement) (“The relief offered under FAB 2017-02 was conditioned on fiduciaries working diligently and in good faith to comply with the fiduciary rule and exemptions. The DOL should make clear that this does not require continuing implementation efforts tha…
ERISADOL Technical ReleasesSep 13, 2011★ strong match
…20.104b-1(c)(2)(ii). On December 20, 2006, the Department issued Field Assistance Bulletin 2006-03 (FAB 2006-03) to provide general guidance regarding good faith compliance with the changes made to the pension benefit statement provisions of section 105 of ERISA by section 508(a) of the Pension Protection Act of 2006.(…
75 FR 70625 — Annual Funding Notice for Defined Benefit Plans ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 18, 2010★ strong match
…han that to which they would otherwise be entitled; or a cost-of-living adjustment for retirees. In FAB 2009-01 (February 10, 2009), the Department provided interim guidance under section 101(f) of ERISA in the form of an enforcement policy. With respect to the material effect event provision in section 101(f)(2)(B)(vi…
85 FR 40834 — Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 7, 2020
…ble to Retirement Investors without any interruption.
( printed page 40851) As described above, the FAB announced a temporary enforcement policy that would apply until the issuance of further guidance. Its designation as “temporary” communicated its nature as a transitional measure following the vacatur of the Departme…
PBGCRegulationsAug 8, 2022related by meaning
(b) (b) Projected SFA assets. The amount of projected SFA assets for a plan is determined by projecting special financial assistance forward annually until the projected SFA assets are exhausted, using the following annual cash flows:
(b)(1) (1) Benefits paid and expected to be paid by the plan during the SFA coverage …
85 FR 31884 — Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefit Plans Under ERISA ERISAFinal Rules (FR)May 27, 2020
guidance. Specifically, the relevant documents are FAB 2006-03, FAB 2008-03 (Q&A 7), and Technical Release 2011-03R (Dec. 8, 2011) (TR 2011-03R).[68] The Department issued FAB 2006-03 to help plan administrators comply with amendments to ERISA's pension benefit statement requirements made by the Pension Protection Act…
Rev. Rul. 2012-5 — 2012 covered compensation tables; permitted disparity. The covered compensation tables under section 401 of the Code for the year 2012 are provided for use in … IRCRevenue RulingsJan 30, 2012
…with respect to organizational actions that affect the basis of the stock.
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Rev. Rul. 2012-5 Rev. Rul. 2012-5 2012 covered compensation tables; permitted disparity. The covered compensation tables under section 401 of the Code for the year 2012 are provided for use in determining contributions to defined …
85 FR 81658 — Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Dec 16, 2020
…n Investments.
4. Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 (IB 2016-01) and Field Assistance Bulletin 2018-01 (FAB 2018-01) The final rule also withdraws IB 2016-01 and removes it from the Code of Federal Regulations. Accordingly, as of publication of the final rule, IB 2016-01 may no longer be relied upon as reflecting the Depar…
80 FR 72006 — Savings Arrangements Established by States for Non-Governmental Employees ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 18, 2015
…he participant's right to opt out of the automatic contributions.”). DOL Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2004-1 stated that an employer could open a health savings account (HSA) and deposit employer funds into it without the employee's affirmative consent so long as, among other things, the arrangement was “completely …
78 FR 57686 — Guidance Regarding Deduction and Capitalization of Expenditures Related to Tangible Property IRCFinal Rules (FR)Sep 19, 2013related by meaning
F is a commercial airline engaged in the business of transporting freight and passengers. To conduct its business, F owns several aircraft. As a condition of maintaining its airworthiness certificates, F is required by the FAA to establish and adhere to a continuous maintenance program for each aircraft in its fleet. F…
80 FR 5626 — Annual Funding Notice for Defined Benefit Plans ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Feb 2, 2015
…eginning after December 31, 2007.
In 2009, the Department issued Field Assistance Bulletin 2009-01 (FAB 2009-01) to provide interim guidance to plan administrators in discharging their obligations under the new annual funding notice requirements. FAB 2009-01 addresses a number of issues under section 101(f) of ERISA an…
87 FR 73822 — Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Dec 1, 2022
…investment horizons consistent with the plan's articulated funding and investment objectives.” [23] FAB 2018-01 also explained that in the case of an investment platform that allows participants and beneficiaries an opportunity to choose from a broad range of investment alternatives, a prudently selected, well managed,…