On November 30, 2021, the IRS issued Notice 2021-64, which is the 2021 Required Amendments List (RA List) for qualified retirement plans. The yearly RA Lists provide changes in retirement plan qualification requirements that could result in disqualifying provisions and require a remedial amendment. A disqualifying provision is a required provision that isn’t listed in the plan document, a provision in the document that doesn’t comply with the qualification requirements or a provision that the IRS defines as such.
The RA List applies to both §401(a) and §403(b) plans and is divided into two parts: Part A and Part B. Part A lists changes in qualification requirements that generally will require affected plans to be amended. Part B lists changes that would likely not require amendments to most plans but might require an amendment because of an unusual plan provision in a particular plan.
This year, there is one Part A entry addressing the special financial assistance program for financially troubled multiemployer plans, which was provided through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Notably, there are no Part B changes this year.
The remedial amendment deadline for disqualifying provisions resulting from items on the 2021 RA List is December 31, 2023 (or later, for certain governmental plans). Therefore, plan sponsors should determine whether amendments are necessary for their retirement plan and work with their service providers to adopt any such amendment.
IRS Notice 2021-64 »
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