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The multiple employer plan (MEP) and pooled employer plan (PEP) are part of the SECURE act. These plans allow employees of more than one, typically smaller employer to participate in a single retirement plan, with the goal of expanding plan access for all individuals. The act also included a group of plans (GoPs)  which lets employers file a single form 5500 for multiple 401ks that share the same design and administrator. 

There are significant benefits for employers to put plans in place and for employees to save for retirement. It is an equally important part of the equation to ensure that retirement plans offer benefits to a broad cross-section of employees and not just the higher paid individuals and owners. We can help guide you through this compliance testing!

 A controlled group of corporations is any two or more corporations connected through stock ownership. Since family attribution rules apply, stocked owned by a spouse, parent or child is often deemed to be owned by one person. State laws can also dictate the actual ownership of the stock and ownership can be based on voting power or on stock value. We ask often about ownership to ensure that these types of fees are avoided and you never need enter compliance protection programs. Fill out a form today and see if we can help you with your control group issues! 

 New legislation which aims to improve retirement security for many Americans

• repealing the maximum age for traditional IRA contributions.
• increases the required minimum distribution age for retirements accounts to 72 (from 70 1/2)