Jeffrey Holdvogt
Subscribe to Jeffrey Holdvogt's PostsJeffrey (Jeff) M. Holdvogt advises clients regarding a wide range of employee benefits matters. He focuses primarily on the design and administration of complex pension, defined contribution and executive deferred compensation arrangements. Jeff counsels privately and publicly held corporations on ongoing day-to-day retirement and executive compensation issues, as well as employee benefits design and transition matters arising from corporate mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Read Jeff Holdvogt's full bio.
JOIN US: SECURE 2.0 Takes Second Bite at Retirement Security
By Sarah L. Engle, Jeffrey Holdvogt, Andrew Liazos, Lisa Loesel, Jacob Mattinson and Brian Tiemann on Jan 24, 2023
Posted In Employee Benefits, Fiduciary and Investment Issues, Retirement Plans, SECURE 2.0 Act
Join partners from McDermott’s Employee Benefits team on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, as they discuss the impact of the recently passed SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022. With over 90 changes to retirement plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs), this webinar will highlight the key changes for 401(k) and 403(b) plans and defined benefit plans, as...
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Employer Benefits to Assist with Student Loan Debt
By Jeffrey Holdvogt on Jan 17, 2023
Posted In Employee Benefits
What can employers do to assist workers with student loan debt? According to this PlanSponsor article, some strategies include direct-to-worker payments or an indirect option for student debt repayment benefits. McDermott Partner Jeffrey Holdvogt said a loan consolidation or refinancing option can help workers get a lower interest rate. “There’s an expectation that many individuals...
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Reminder: New Tax Forms for Retirement Plan Payment Withholding Effective January 1, 2023
By Jeffrey Holdvogt and Diane Morgenthaler on Dec 14, 2022
Posted In Retirement Plans, Uncategorized
Retirement plan sponsors need to utilize updated Form W-4P (for periodic pension and annuity payments) and new Form W-4R (for nonperiodic payments and eligible rollover distributions) for income tax withholding elections beginning January 1, 2023. As we near the end of 2022, plan sponsors should ensure that their retirement plan systems and vendors are on...
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IRS Announces 2023 Employee Benefit Plan Limits
By Jeffrey Holdvogt and Jacob Mattinson on Oct 21, 2022
Posted In Employee Benefits, Employment, Fiduciary and Investment Issues, Retirement Plans
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Social Security Administration announced the cost-of-living adjustments to the applicable dollar limits on various employer-sponsored retirement and welfare plans and the Social Security wage base for 2023. The table below compares the applicable dollar limits for certain employee benefit programs and the Social Security wage base for 2022...
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IRS Announces Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Health and Welfare Plans
By Jacob Mattinson and Jeffrey Holdvogt on Oct 19, 2022
Posted In Employee Benefits, Fiduciary and Investment Issues, Health and Welfare Plans
On October 18, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced cost-of-living adjustments to the applicable dollar limits for certain account-based health and welfare plans (see Rev. Proc. 2022-38). The maximum salary reduction limit for a health flexible spending account (Health FSA) increased to $3,050 for 2023 (from $2,850 in 2022), and the Health FSA carryover...
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Homework and Deadlines Matter: New IRS Pre-Audit Compliance Program for Retirement Plans
By Marchan Clark, Jeffrey Holdvogt and Diane Morgenthaler on Jun 16, 2022
Posted In Employee Benefits, Fiduciary and Investment Issues, Retirement Plans
Retirement plan sponsors should be aware of a new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) pilot program, which permits plan sponsors to conduct a pre-examination “check-up” of retirement plan administration before the IRS begins a plan examination. As part of the program, the IRS will send a letter notifying a plan sponsor that its retirement plan has...
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$4 Billion in Pension Payments Returned
By Jeffrey Holdvogt on Oct 5, 2021
Posted In Employee Benefits, Retirement Plans
Even though it is the employer’s responsibility to track down former employees and let them know of leftover retirement benefits, it doesn’t always work out that way. In recent years, the US Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration has demanded companies improve their methods for finding former workers. In this article published by the...
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Need a Do-Over? IRS Expands and Updates Qualified Plans Correction Guidance
By Nick Paul, Jeffrey Holdvogt and Diane Morgenthaler on Sep 8, 2021
Posted In Employee Benefits, Employment, Retirement Plans
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued Revenue Procedure 2021-30, which provides an updated version of the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS). EPCRS is the IRS’s comprehensive program for plan sponsors to correct tax-qualified plan errors. This EPCRS update expands plan sponsors’ ability and methods to correct overpayments and to self-correct certain plan failures...
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Recent Developments in Employer Student Loan Repayment Benefits
By Jeffrey Holdvogt on Apr 29, 2021
Posted In Employee Benefits, Employment, Retirement Plans
Last month, McDermott partner Jeffrey M. Holdvogt was a speaker at the ERIC March Financial Wellness Huddle on the topic of Recent Developments in Employer Student Loan Repayment Benefits. His presentation covered: Student loan repayment benefits Employer options for student loan benefits CARES Act Educational Assistance Program Converting unused PTO funds to student loan debt...
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Securing Retirement: Additional SECURE Act and Miners Act Guidance for Retirement Plans
By Jeffrey Holdvogt and Diane Morgenthaler on Dec 9, 2020
Posted In Employee Benefits, Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), Employment, Executive Compensation, Retirement Plans
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued practical and helpful guidance in a question-and-answer format for tax-qualified retirement plans and for an Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA), regarding the legislative changes under the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the “SECURE Act”) and the Bipartisan American Miners Act of 2019 (the “Miners...
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