Posts tagged Disaster
Repaying Coronavirus-Related Distributions (CRDs): How Your Clients May Catch Up

If your clients took CRDs in 2020, they still have time to make repayments to their qualified retirement plan or eligible IRA. Because a relatively small number of qualified individuals took CRDs in 2020 you may handle few CRD repayments, but their proper reporting is no less important for their infrequency.

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RMD Relief and Coronavirus-Related Distributions Are Not Extended to 2021

You and your staff may be fielding questions from clients about whether coronavirus-related distributions are still available in 2021 or whether there’s an RMD waiver for 2021. Those two CARES Act provisions have ended, but some parts of the relief are still applicable.

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IRS Aims to Clarify 60-Day Postponement Rule for Federally Declared Disasters

These regulations—when made final—may clarify the interplay between the new mandatory 60-day postponement rule and existing disaster relief. But practically, not much is likely to change. The IRS will continue to exercise its considerable authority to postpone tax-related deadlines. Postponements will generally continue to exceed 60 days. And individuals will still rely on the IRS to identify which disasters and tax-related items will qualify for deadline postponement.

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Spending Bill Contains Coronavirus Relief

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, was signed on December 27, 2020. Although there is no broad employee benefit relief, the Act contains some provisions—coronavirus- and non-coronavirus-related—that pertain to retirement and health savings plans.

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