The new Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 provides additional relief and flexibility for retirement plan participants impacted by recent hurricanes, including relaxed rules for plan distributions, withdrawals and loans.
New Hurricane Legislation Grants Additional Distribution, Withdrawal and Loan Relief for Certain Retirement Plan Participants
Posted In Employee Benefits, Retirement Plans
Tags: 401(k), 403(b), Department of Labor (DOL), Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Maria, Internal Revenue Code, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Qualified Hurricane Distributions, Qualified Hurricane Withdrawals, tax-qualified retirement plan
Alan D. Nesburg, PCAlan D. Nesburg advises public and private businesses on a wide range of employee benefit matters, including qualified pension and 401(k) plans, deferred compensation, executive compensation and group benefits programs. Read Alan Nesburg's full bio.
Diane MorgenthalerDiane M. Morgenthaler focuses her practice on employee benefits and executive compensation. She represents clients in matters before the US Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. Diane serves as employee benefit counsel to Fortune 500 corporations and other global corporations, and represents both public and private clients. She regularly designs and implements a variety of employee benefit plans and programs. Diane has extensive experience in employee benefit issues involved in acquisitions, reorganizations and divestitures and in the design of employee benefits plans following such transactions. She also advises clients in matters involving multi-employer withdrawal liability, fiduciary liability and benefit claims.
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Stephen PavlickStephen Pavlick focuses his practice on employee benefits matters for multinational corporations. He concentrates on qualified plans, related fiduciary and other Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) issues, deferred compensation and equity arrangements, and funding strategies for post-retirement welfare benefits. He has worked extensively with cash balance plans. Read Stephen Pavlick's full bio.
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