It is the employer's responsibility to ensure that tax-deferred contributions collected from employees' paychecks are transferred into the plan's trust account on time, whether it be a profit-sharing, 403(b), 401(k), or another defined contribution plan. It is the...
It is the fiduciary duty of defined contribution plan sponsors to ensure the plan acts in the best interest of all participants, as opposed to favoring one group or individual. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) requires that plans undergo...
As the summer season comes to a close and families start their back-to-school (BTS) shopping, retail’s second busiest season of the year comes at a time when there are extraordinary pressures within the economy that we have not seen in quite some time. Surging...
A System Organization Controls report, or SOC report, is an integral part of an organization’s employee benefit plan. This report details the controls used by a service provider through review, evaluation, and testing. The report is often used by employee benefit...