Newsletters
Kidder Benefits Consultants, Inc. newsletters are available to download below.
- June 2010 Special Edition - Volume 4, Issue 3 —Additional Electronic Filing Requirement for Form 5500 filing now available; 401(k) Voluntary/Mandatory Questionnaire coming to 1,200 Employers (231 KB, PDF)
- April 2010 - Volume 4, Issue 2 —How can you use your qualified plan to mitigate Healthcare Reform tax increases?; Hidden within the Healthcare Bill: Changes to the Economic Substance Doctrine; Form 5500 EFAST filing credentials update; New disclosures required on Form 5500 Schedule C; 408(b)(2) Regulations are almost here; Special Announcement (283 KB, PDF)
- February 2010 - Volume 4, Issue 1 —Do you need to modify your deferral deposit process to comply with the new Department of Labor requirements?; Reminder - Form 5500 Electronic Filings Required this Year (286 KB, PDF)
- November 2009 - Volume 3, Issue 6 —EFAST2 IS COMING in 2010! Are you ready to file Form 5500 electronically?; Special Announcements (160 KB, PDF)
- October 2009 Special Edition - Volume 3, Issue 5 — Official Dollar Limitations for 2010 (24 KB, PDF)
- October 2009 - Volume 3, Issue 4 — Corporate and personal income taxes are going up: How can your qualified plan help reduce taxes?; Recent Speaking Engagements (186 KB, PDF)
- June 2009 - Volume 3, Issue 3 — Why is there growing interest in Automatic Enrollment Plans? What does Congress and the IRS have to say?; Will Automatic Enrollment be required for retirement plans?; What does it mean to wear the fiduciary hat? What is the role of the Fiduciary and Investment Committee? (166 KB, PDF)
- April 2009 - Volume 3, Issue 2 — Do you need to change your plan to suit the changing business environment? (496 KB, PDF)
- February 2009 - Volume 3, Issue 1 — With the DOL’s proposed 408(b)(2) regulations on hold, what’s next? (28 KB, PDF)
- November 2008 - Volume 2, Issue 9 — 2008 is almost over. What’s in store for 2009? (36 KB, PDF)
- October 2008 - Volume 2, Issue 8 — Table of official dollar limitations for 2009 and prior years as they apply to various benefit plans (28 KB, PDF)
- August 2008 - Volume 2, Issue 7 — Deposit Your Deferrals Timely or Pay Sanctions Upon Audit; Fee Disclosure Is Here — DOL Proposed Regs save $94 per participant over 10 years!; Conflicts of Interest, Compensation, and Fiduciary Status — Proposed Regs Under 408(b)(2); Reminder — 403(b) Plan Document Requirement and Compliance (439 KB, PDF)
- April 2008 - Volume 2, Issue 6 — When Must Employee Contributions Be Deposited? New DOL Regulations — Deferral Deposit Deadlines; 403(b) Plans — New Written Plan Now Required ; 401(k) and Profi t Sharing Plans — Document Restatements Required (67 KB, PDF)
- January 2008 - Volume 2, Issue 5 — Plan Sponsor Alert: What Qualified Default Investment Alternatives (QDIAs) are appropriate? Did you know that Kidder is now in Tucson? (28 KB, PDF)
- December 2007 - Volume 2, Issue 4 — Official dollar limitations for 2008 and prior years as they apply to various benefit plans (48 KB, PDF)
- November 2007 - Volume 2, Issue 1 — What do we mean by “Ask Kidder?” How often must Summary Plan Descriptions be updated? How often must Plan Documents be fully restated? (60 KB, PDF)
