Assisted client in freezing defined benefit pension plan and in satisfying the requirements to notify participants.

Amended and restated an individually designed 401(k) plan into a volume submitter plan.

Assist with merging 401(k) plans and preserving protected benefits under successor plan.

Provide advice to client regarding termination of its defined benefit plan and in the related approvals with IRS and PBGC.

Assist client in receivership with underfunded defined benefit pension plan and advise on steps to complete distress termination.

Prepared and made filings for clients under the IRS voluntary compliance program. For example:

• Failure to timely amend plan for legislative changes;
• Failure to properly operate loan program and correction of more than 100 defaulted loans;
• Failure to amend profit sharing plan for 30 years where no plan documentation could be found, filing of delinquent forms 5500 for such years, failure to make past minimum required distributions and to terminate and distribute ...

Assist clients on DOL’s fiduciary level service provider and participant related disclosure requirements.

Assist clients with amendment and restatement of 401(k) plans and pension plans and submission of such plans to the IRS for updated favorable determination letters.

Assist clients with IRS and DOL audits of 401(k) plans and pension plans.

Assist client with appointment of successor trustee and the related transfer of assets.

Conduct training for 401(k) plan committee with respect to its fiduciary duty to manage plan investments.