SMA Services, Inc., Offers SMArt Solo(k)

By rglick@sma.org | February 7, 2024

SMA Services, Inc., is pleased to offer SMArt Solo(k), a  full-scope Qualified Retirement 401(k) Plan, for the solo-business owner: Includes all standard 401(k) features but packaged and affordable for the solo business owners (no W-2 employees, except a spouse) No compliance testing required No 5500 Forms to file (until assets reach $250,000, but we handle that…

1st Quarter Compliance Calendar

By rglick@sma.org | January 26, 2024

With the start of the 1st quarter of the year, there are numerous 401(k) administration retirement plan compliance deadlines on the horizon. Download a PDF of the Q1 2024 Compliance Deadlines If you have questions or would like additional information about these compliance guidelines, please contact DeAnn Spence at dspence@sma.org.

News You Can Use: 2024 Cost of Living Adjustments for Retirement Plans

By rglick@sma.org | November 27, 2023

The Internal Revenue Service recently announced its cost-of-living adjustments applicable to dollar limitations on benefits and contributions for retirement plans generally effective for Tax Year 2024 (see IRS Notice 2023-75). Most notably, the limitation on annual salary deferrals into a 401(k) or 403(b) plan will increase to $23,000, and the dollar threshold for highly compensated…

News You Can Use

By rglick@sma.org | November 1, 2023

2024 Social Security COLA Set at 3.2% and What It Means The recently announced increase in the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2024 is much more modest than the one announced just a year ago. But milder or not, it has meaning. So what does it mean? The more modest increase reflects a slowing…

ONCE YOU MAKE A PLAN, STICK TO IT

By rglick@sma.org | October 19, 2023
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The SMArt IRA Program

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With our SMArt IRA program, employees whose employment status changes have a simple, penalty-free option to roll their 401(k) into our IRA; allowing them to keep earning 4.15% on 100% of their savings, rather than forfeiting 30% of its value…

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