Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act This bill allows employers who establish a tax-exempt 403(b) pension plan to participate in a multiple employer plan (MEP) and to take the small employer pension plan start-up tax credit for their first three years of participation in a MEP. The bill also establishes a safe harbor to allow certain pension plans to correct errors in administering automatic enrollment and escalation features for plans enrolling in a MEP, if such errors are corrected within a specified time period in a manner favorable to plan participants.
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Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act
USA116th CongressS-5064| Senate
| Updated: 12/18/2020
Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act This bill allows employers who establish a tax-exempt 403(b) pension plan to participate in a multiple employer plan (MEP) and to take the small employer pension plan start-up tax credit for their first three years of participation in a MEP. The bill also establishes a safe harbor to allow certain pension plans to correct errors in administering automatic enrollment and escalation features for plans enrolling in a MEP, if such errors are corrected within a specified time period in a manner favorable to plan participants.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of the TreasuryEmployee benefits and pensionsIncome tax creditsLicensing and registrationsSmall business