Retirement Rescue

Navigating retirement plan compliance is no easy task. We’ve compiled key articles on common missteps and practical solutions to help you stay informed—and stay on track.

Our Retirement Rescue series is designed to help plan sponsors, administrators, and fiduciaries navigate the complex world of retirement plan compliance. This collection tackles real-world issues, offering practical insights.  Our goal is to make the rules more approachable—and the corrections more manageable.

We’ve broken it down into three focused resource tracks:

  • Our Retirement Rescue series is your starting point for navigating the challenges of retirement plan compliance. Designed for plan sponsors, administrators, and fiduciaries, this collection tackles real-world issues, from plan design missteps to fiduciary responsibilities—offering practical insights to help you avoid or fix common problems.
  • The 401(k) Fix-It Series highlights the most common plan mistakes identified by the IRS and walks you through practical correction steps.
  • The 403(b) Fix-It Guides are tailored to the unique challenges faced by 403(b) plan sponsors and provide clear direction for getting plans back on course.

Wherever you are in your compliance journey, these resources are here to help you spot issues early, fix them efficiently, and move forward with confidence.

How Ekon Can Help

If you have any questions regarding plan error or how Ekon can support you in staying in compliance, don’t hesitate to reach out.

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What is EPCRS?

Locating Missing Participants

Internal Controls

Failure to Provide Safe Harbor Notice

Automatic Enrollment

Maintaining Plan Records

Plan Terminations

Plan Audits

Bonuses & Withholding

Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)

Failure to Comply with Restatement Deadlines

Failure to Obtain Spousal Consent

Roth Contribution Errors

Hardship Distribution Tips from the IRS

Definition of Compen­sation

Safe Harbor 401(k) Plans

Mistakes in Matching Contributions

Correcting Vesting Errors

Failure to Update Your Plan Document

Plan Operations Did Not Follow Plan Terms

Definition of Compen­sation

Inaccurate Employer Contributions

Non­discri­mination Testing

Exclusion of Eligible Employees

Deferrals in Excess of Annual Limit

Employee Elective Deferrals

Participant Loans

Hardship Distributions

Top-Heavy Plan Require­ments

Failure to File a Form 5500

Organization is Not Eligible

Failure to Offer Elective Deferrals

Hardship Distributions

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