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Spring 2013, Volume 6/Issue 5    
 
Notes from the President - Mark Foster, Executive Vice PresidentMark  


Reaction to the PBS Frontline show "The Retirement Gamble" 

Posted Apr 25, 2013 on the TSC Blog RetirementVoice.com

 

I dutifully watched the PBS Frontline report "The Retirement Gamble" last night.   I am a regular PBS viewer and I know that Frontline is a reliable source for good information, so it was with some trepidation that I anticipated the airing of this particular episode.  I say this because the advance reports on the show sounded like....Read More 
 

    
Form 5500, Employer Contribution Deposit, ADP/ACP Excess, 402(g) Limit Corrections....Read More
FAQ's - Andrea Gelhar

 

Excluded Compensation and 414(s) Testing

 

Generally speaking, your plan document dictates how "compensation" is defined and which items are excluded from....Read More 
TSC Spotlight Karen Thompson
  
TSC Distribution Services
 
While the main focus of retirement plans typically deals with the accumulation of benefits for retirement, paying out those benefits is one of the most important undertakings for.....Read More
  

Fiscal Cliff Legislation Expands In-Plan Roth Conversions

 

The deal struck in late 2012 to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" (the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012) included a provision that expands the options for....Read More
 
What Does This Mean? - Dennis Culhane Blue Question mark

 

Why does TSC need to reconcile my retirement plan contributions?

 

Accurate compliance testing depends on complete and correct census data.  TSC requests contribution and payroll information (census data) as part of its....Read More
Kara
Kara Shupe
  
Although I come from small-town Marshfield, WI, I am a city girl at heart. That is why I found myself here in the Twin Cities shortly after I graduated from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a degree in Economics and Finance itching to start my career. I soon found....Read More

 

Northern Screw Machine    

Northern Screw Machine Co., Inc. started as a family owned business in 1946. We manufacture specialized fasteners, primarily for the aerospace and computer industries, in a 20,000 square foot facility in St. Paul, MN. We machine parts from a variety of materials, including steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass, copper, and various plastics....Read More

 

Of Interest - Andrea Gelhar
  
Have You Noticed the New Employee Notice?
  
Of Interest
If your plan includes Safe Harbor, Automatic Enrollment, or Qualified Default Investment Alternative (QDIA) features, the law requires that you provide your employees with a notice containing detailed information about those provisions. Generally speaking, these notices must be delivered to employees before they first become eligible to participate in the plan and.....Read More
Brain Teaser - Dennis Culhane
 

The annual census provided to TSC should be completed based on contribution data from which of the following?

  1. The IRS
  2. The funding company
  3. The company's payroll records
  4. Enrollment forms

 Click here to submit your answer.

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