After many years of wading through a variety of retirement plan platforms and services, I can honestly say “I will never stop being fascinated”.  I do believe, with 100% certainty, that I will never be able to anticipate every possible compliance issue.    However, with as much certainty, I can say “processes, procedures and effective internal controls are vital to avoiding possible compliance gaps and hiccups and maintain a successful retirement plan.”

The IRS recognizes that gaps and hiccups will arise when comparing FORM, the plan document & design, to the plan’s operations, administrative processes and procedural activities.  The IRS provides guidance for plan sponsors to self-correct with the understanding that it isn’t as simple as just finding the gap or hiccup.  The IRS expects the plan sponsor to take three steps when gaps or hiccups arise…
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