The IRS has announced the extension of the deadline for adopting certain changes requried as a result of the enactment of the Pension Protection Act including changes required in order for a defined benefit plan to comply with Section 436.
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This notice extends the deadline for amending qualified retirement plans to meet certain requirements of the Internal Revenue Code that were added by the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA ’06), Pub. L. 109-280, and subsequently modified by the Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 (WRERA), Pub. L. 110-458. The deadline is extended to the last day of the first plan year that begins on or after January 1, 2010.
This extension applies to:
1. The deadline for amending single-employer defined benefit plans to meet the requirements of §§ 401(a)(29) and 436, relating to funding-based limits on benefits and benefit accruals under single-employer plans;
2. The deadline for amending cash balance and other applicable defined benefit plans, within the meaning of § 411(a)(13)(C), to meet the requirements of § 411(a)(13) (other than § 411(a)(13)(A)) and § 411(b)(5), relating to vesting and other special rules applicable to these plans; and
3. The deadline for amending applicable defined contribution plans, within the meaning of § 401(a)(35)(E), to meet the requirements of § 401(a)(35), relating to diversification requirements for certain defined contribution plans.
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