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Retirement Plan Changes for 2023 and Beyond

Written by Ashley G. White, JD, CPA The Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022, known as SECURE 2.0 Act, made significant changes to retirement savings rules for both the employer and employee.  Some of these changes

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Changes to the 2023 Form 5500

The Department of Labor (DOL) released the final changes to Form 5500 relating to the September 2021 notice of proposed form revisions (NPFR) to amend Form 5500. The changes fall

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Employee Benefit Plan Audits: Common Deficiencies and Keys to Success

Written by Emily Riles, CPA After the tax and audit deadlines in April, many companies begin to prepare for their Employee Benefit Plan (EBP) Audit for their 401(k) plan, 403(b)

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Update on Post-Death Distributions from Inherited IRAs and Retirement Plans

By Ashley G. White, JD, CPA The SECURE Act of 2019 was signed into law late in 2019 and largely overhauled the existing rules regarding taking mandatory distributions from retirement

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Ensure Your Organization is Prepared This Hurricane Season

Written by Dalton Hopper, CFE, CVA In our last BBL newsletter, we shared BDO’s Top 5 Tips when filing an insurance claim after a hurricane. Two months into the official

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Newly Released Proposed Regulations Regarding Post-Death Distributions from Inherited IRAs and Retirement Plans

Written by Ashley G. White, JD, CPA The SECURE Act (the “Act”) became law effective January 1, 2020, and made significant changes to the rules regarding required minimum distributions (RMDs)

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If You Require an EBP Audit, Changes Are Coming

If your company’s employee benefit plan (EBP) is required to have an annual audit performed under ERISA, particularly if you have a limited scope audit, please note that your audit

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Update on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

By Dalton Bradshaw, CPA After months of debates and concessions, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the “Act”) was passed by Congress on November 5, 2021. On Monday of this

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Update on the Biden Administration’s Tax Proposals

By Cooper Melvin, J.D. In June, we provided a summary of the Green Book proposals, a glimpse into the Biden administration’s tax plan. On Monday, House Committee members made a

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President Biden Introduces the American Jobs Plan

One week ago, President Biden outlined a massive $2 trillion infrastructure proposal to address some of the issues that his administration consider to be the country’s most pressing problems, including

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How To Avoid Business Disasters

by Brian Jackson, Abacus IT Solutions, President and COO A growing number of businesses of all types and sizes are still not adequately prepared for many disasters that could affect their

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