SECURE 2.0 requires automatic enrollment for new 401(k) plans beginning in 2025.
SECURE 2.0 requires automatic enrollment for new 401(k) plans beginning in 2025.
- Not an option! The initial default rate must be between 3% and 10%, including annual auto-escalation of 1%, up to at least 10% but not more than 15%.
- An eligible automatic contribution arrangement (EACA)—which must allow permissible withdrawals.
- Employees who prefer not to participate can opt out. 90 days!
- Exceptions: Small businesses with 10 or fewer employees, new businesses less than 3-years-old, churches, governmental plans and SIMPLE 401(k) Plans.
- Employers implementing a new retirement plan should consider including this auto-enrollment feature now to avoid an additional amendment for the 2025 plan year.
- A QDIA must be in place. (Qualified Default Investment Alternative)
- Key takeaway: Integrate automatic enrollment with payroll.
Now is the time to have these chats with your clients. Lean on us as #YourGoToTPA. Avoid an amendment!
The Alliance Team
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