IRS Guidance

The Department of Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation have released a Request for Information (RFI) pursuant to Section 319 of SECURE 2.0.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Notice 2024-02, which provides guidance in a question and answer format regarding several provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0).

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on January 7, 2024 for Rhode Island severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes, for the incident period of September 10 – September 13, 2023.

The IRS has issued Revenue Ruling 2024-03, which contains the applicable federal rates (AFR) for February 2024.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued Notice 2024-21, which contains updated guidance on factors used in certain defined benefit (DB) pension plan minimum funding and present value calculations.

The IRS has issued its final rule specifying the methodology used to develop the corporate bond yield curve.

The IRS has issued Notice 2024-3, which contains the 2023 cumulative list of changes in requirements that must be taken into account by drafters of pre-approved defined contribution retirement plan documents for the fourth remedial amendment cycle (Cycle 4).

The IRS has released Notice 2024-2, Miscellaneous Changes Under the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022. The so-called “Grab Bag” Notice provides guidance to multiple provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022.

The IRS has issued Revenue Ruling 2024-1, containing the covered compensation tables for the 2024 plan year. These tables are used in calculations for defined benefit pension plans when permitted disparity, sometimes called integration, is used in determining employer-provided benefits.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued Notice 2024-04, which contains updated guidance on factors used in certain defined benefit (DB) pension plan minimum funding and present value calculations.