Lender Beware: IRS Issue Snapshot on Third Party Loans
The IRS recently published an Issue Snapshot meant to guide examiners who encounter third party loans among the investments of plans they are auditing. Third party loans occur when a qualified plan trustee elects to loan plan funds to someone other than a plan participant, at a designated rate of return, in exchange for a promissory note, deed of trust, or other form of security. Below I summarize some of the key points in the IRS Snapshot and add some insights gleaned from third party loan issues I have encountered in my practice. …
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CalSavers Scoops Up Micro-Businesses Effective in 2025
Coming close on the heels of expansion of the CalSavers program to businesses with 5 or more employees, which went into effect on June 30, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a further expansion of the CalSavers program on August 26, 2022, in the form of Senate Bill 1126. Under this new measure, as of December 31, 2025, businesses with one (1) employee or more must either enroll in the CalSavers program, or sponsor a retirement plan. This sweeps into the CalSavers regime even micro-businesses like home-based Etsy shops, food trucks,…
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Will New IRS Funding Increase Plan Audits?
The Inflation Reduction Act, H.R. 5376 stands poised for passage in the House and includes almost $80 billion in new funding for the Internal Revenue Service, of which almost $46 billion is allocated to “enforcement,” including determination and collection of taxes, legal and litigation support. What is not clear at this juncture is how much of that massive amount of new funding will trickle down to the Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division, which has oversight over retirement plans, the employers that sponsor retirement plans, and IRAs. IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig has stated…
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“I am a benefits (ERISA) attorney. I help businesses prevent, and fix, problems with their employee benefit plans in order to preserve the tax-qualified status of those plans, and ultimately the saleability of their businesses.”
-Christine P. Roberts
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