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Our Services

Because we are a full service consulting and administration firm, partnering with us ensures that the needs of you and your employees will be met. We offer a full range of retirement plan services. Click below for details of the services provided.

 


Plan Design and Implementation

Selecting, customizing and implementing a plan can be a complex process. Our professional staff will guide you through each step of the process including:

  • Review the employer's controlled group and/or affiliated service group situation.
  • Design a plan tailored to meet the needs of the owners, employees and the business itself.
  • If we are taking over a plan already in existence, we will review the existing plan provisions and recommend changes to fully meet the employer's goals and objectives.
  • Prepare plan documents as required by the IRS.
  • Prepare the request for an IRS determination letter, if applicable.
  • Prepare the Summary Plan Description that is required to be distributed to plan participants.
  • Conduct employee meetings to communicate the provisions of the plan.

Consulting Services

  • Plan amendments, terminations and mergers.
  • Assist with IRS and DOL audits.
  • Provide assistance with plan design changes.
  • Conduct special plan or participant benefit studies or projections.
  • Vendor searches.
  • Plan benchmarking.

Defined Contribution Plan Recordkeeping and Administration

We perform the following services in order to provide smooth and efficient plan operation:

  • Calculate employee eligibility and plan entry.
  • Maintain participant vested percentage records.
  • Process fund transfers in accordance with participant elections.
  • Determine eligibility for allocation of employer contributions and forfeitures.
  • Allocate employer and employee contributions.
  • Allocate plan earnings.
  • Allocate forfeitures, if applicable.
  • Distribution processing: Calculation of distribution amount, preparation of required distribution notices, release forms and IRS Form 1099-R.
  • Loan processing: Set up of loan accounts, preparation of promissory note and amortization schedule and tracking loan repayments.
  • Hardship withdrawal processing: Determination of hardship distribution amount and preparation of application forms.
  • Reconcile trust accounts.
  • Prepare customized participant statements.
  • Monitor participants who are required to receive age 70� distributions.

Annual Compliance Testing and Government Reporting

Our professional staff has the knowledge and expertise to help keep your retirement plan in compliance with federal laws and regulations and, should violations occur, provide you with methods of correction. We provide the following services, if applicable:

  • Contribution deductibility calculations (�404).
  • Annual additions testing (�415).
  • Top heavy testing (�416).
  • Coverage testing (�410(b)).
  • ADP/ACP testing (applicable to 401(k) plans).
  • General Non-Discrimination testing ( IRS Section 401(a)(4))
  • Preparation of IRS Form 5500 and related schedules.
  • Preparation of Summary Annual Report for participants.


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