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Can I rollover my pre-tax and Roth dollars into one IRA?

Generally, tax-deferred assets are rolled over into a traditional/tax-deferred IRA while Roth assets are rolled over into a Roth IRA. However, you may ele...

Thu, 4 Jun, 2020 at 12:42 AM

Can rollover a portion to an IRA and distribute the rest to myself?

Yes, you may rollover a portion of your account balance to an IRA to avoid paying taxes and distribute the remainder to yourself as a taxable withdrawal.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2020 at 11:51 AM

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A Qualified Automatic Contribution Arrangement (QACA) combines automatic enrollment provisions with the IRS’ Safe Harbor provisions. Thus, QACA plans increase participation among employees while also making the plan exempt from certain nondiscrimination te...
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When is the contribution deadline for employer contributions?

For retirement plan purposes, you have until 8 ½ months after plan year-end (9/15 for a calendar year plan) to make the non-elective/profit-sharing contributions. You have until 12 months (12/31 for a calendar year plan) after plan year-end for safe-harbor...
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Plan Implementation Notes & Instructions

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What is the distribution timeline for a Plan with an Annual Valuation?

Unlike a Plan with daily recordkeeping, annual valuation plans calculate each participant’s share of the total account balance only once a year. Distribution requests received by 12/31 of a specific year can only be processed after that year’s work is comp...
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What are the Plan Contact Roles?

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Automatic IRA Rollovers/”Force-Outs” - Who is Penchecks Trust?

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RPG uses PenChecks Trust for Force Out distributions

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How can I change my investment allocations? Any fees for this?

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Myth: Double Taxation of Loan Payments

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