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2024 Documents

11/12/24	2025 supplemental annual notice New!
11/12/24	Forfeiture timing Employer package v 1.0 New!
11/12/24	Forfeiture timing Provider package v 1.0 New!
11/12/24	SECURE 2.0 2025 Terminating plan amendment package v 1.0 New!
01/29/24	Starter 401(k) Amendment Package v 1.0
01/29/24	2024 SECURE 2.0 checklist version 1.11
01/29/24	403(b) MEP PEP Amendment Package v 1.0

2023 Documents

11/06/23	SECURE 2.0 Update
11/06/23	Long Term Part Time 2024 notice
06/14/23	Spring 2023 update
02/21/23	Cafeteria 2023 Amendment
01/18/23	Winter 2023 update FINAL
01/18/23	SECURE Act Interim Provider Amendment.
01/18/23	SECURE Act Interim Employer Amendment

2022 Documents

10/10/22	Fall Update 2022
08/09/22	403(b)(9) SECURE Amendment Instructions
08/09/22	403(b)(9) SECURE Amendment
08/09/22	SECURE checkbox SMM 1.0
05/31/22	MEP-PEP Amendment
05/31/22	MEP-PEP Instructions
05/31/22	SECURE Act Interim Amendment Employer Instructions
05/31/22	SECURE Act Interim Amendment Provider Instructions
03/24/22	Spring Update 2022 v1.0
02/03/22	CARES Document Provider Amendment Instructions v1.3a
02/03/22	CARES Employer Amendment Instructions v 1.3a
02/03/22	Hardship Distribution Coordinating Amendment Mass Submitter
02/03/22	SECURE Certificate

2021 Documents

11/02/21	CARES Act Amendment Employer v 1.2
11/02/21	CARES Employer Amendment Instructions v 1.2
11/01/21	CARES Document Provider Amendment Instructions v1.2
10/19/21	CARES Act Amendment Document Provider v 1.2
09/30/21	Deemed IRA Instructions final
09/30/21	Deemed IRA Summary final
09/30/21	Deemed IRA v 1.0
09/30/21	Deemed IRA Certificate
08/23/21	PPD Mass Submitter level amendment communication FINAL
08/23/21	PPD Mass Submitter Tiebreaker amendment v 1.0 FINAL
07/22/21	Summer 2021 update v1.0
05/25/21	Cafeteria 2021 Version 5.0 B
04/27/21	Amendment Adoption Deadline Information
04/27/21	DB termination amendment v 1.0
04/27/21	DC termination amendment v 1.0
02/03/21	Disaster (2020) Relief Amendment v 1.0
02/03/21	Disaster Relief Amendment Instructions

2020 Documents

12/17/20	Allocation Amendment (Corbel) v 1.0
12/17/20	Corbel allocation condition communication
12/17/20	Flexible Match Communication
12/17/20	Technical Consulting December update
11/23/20	Flexible Discretionary Match Seminar
11/20/20	Retro SH 401(k) Amendment v1.0
11/18/20	Retro SH 401(k) Instructions v1.0
11/18/20	Retro K Certificate
11/18/20	BAMA 59.5 Instructions v 1.0
10/29/20	Cycle 3 Restatements Q A_final 2020
09/22/20	BAMA 59.5 v 1.0
09/22/20	BAMA Certificate
09/22/20	BAMA SMM
09/22/20	RETRO SH K SMM
08/25/20	402(f) Non Roth Notice no tracked changes 2020
08/25/20	402(f) Non Roth Notice tracked changes 2020
08/25/20	402(f) Roth Notice no tracked changes 2020
08/25/20	402(f) Roth Notice tracked changes 2020
08/25/20	Cycle 3 approval communication FINAL
08/25/20	IRS Coronavirus Guidance
07/20/20	Cafeteria 2020 Amendment FINAL
07/20/20	COVID 19 Certification
07/20/20	COVID-19 Recontribution Certification
06/12/20	Bulletin Recent Legislation Tech Update Spring 2020
05/07/20	CARES Act Notice
05/07/20	CARES Distribution Form FINAL
04/09/20	CARES Act Communication
04/09/20	Disaster Relief Amendment FINAL
04/09/20	Disaster Relief Amendment Instructions FINAL
04/09/20	Safe Harbor Match Termination Amendment FINAL
04/09/20	Safe Harbor Match Termination Notice FINAL
04/09/20	Safe Harbor NonElective Termination Amendment FINAL
04/09/20	Safe Harbor NonElective Termination Notice FINAL
03/24/20	Hardship Distribution Coordinating Amendment
02/24/20	Hardship Distributions Amendment 403(b) amendment (Employer)
02/24/20	Hardship Distributions Amendment 403(b) amendment (Sponsor)
02/24/20	Hardship Distributions Amendment 401(k) amendment (Sponsor)
02/24/20	Hardship Distributions Amendment 401(k) amendment (Employer)

2019 Documents

10/28/19	Hardship Distributions Amendment 403(b) amendment (Employer)
10/28/19	Hardship Distributions Amendment 403(b) amendment (Sponsor)
10/28/19	Hardship Distributions Amendment 401(k) amendment (Sponsor)
10/28/19	Hardship Distributions Amendment 401(k) amendment (Employer)
04/16/19	Announcement – Cycle 3 Collapsible Adoption Agreement
04/16/19	Registration Forms – Cycle 3 Collapsible Adoption Agreement
04/02/19	Hardship Certification Checklist

2018 Documents

05/22/18	Disaster Relief Amendment
04/03/18	402(f) Roth Notice tracked changes
04/03/18	402(f) Roth Notice no tracked changes
04/03/18	402(f) Non Roth Notice tracked changes
04/03/18	402(f) Non Roth Notice no-tracked changes
02/27/18	Disability Claims Procedures FAQs
02/22/18	Disability Claims Procedure - pre-approved plan sponsor documents
02/22/18	Disability Claims Procedure - employer documents
01/25/18	QSHERA Notices

2017 Documents

12/18/17	Notice 17-44 DB employer bifurcation amendment
12/18/17	Notice 17-44 DB sponsor bifurcation amendment
12/18/17	Notice 17-44 DB FIS signed amendment

2016 Documents

12/20/16	List of separate trusts approved for use with FIS's PPA DC pre-approved plans
06/23/16	Form 2848, Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative for IDP formatted Volume Submitter Plans
06/23/16	Form 2848, Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative for PPA FIS Prototype or Volume Submitter Plans

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12/19/14	Cafeteria Change In Status Amendment
01/24/14	Form 8905, Certification of Intent to Adopt A Pre-Approved Plan for PPA SunGard Volume Submitter DB Plan

11/05/13	Form 8905, Certification of Intent to Adopt A Pre-Approved Plan for PPA SunGard Volume Submitter 401(k) Plan
11/05/13	Form 8905, Certification of Intent to Adopt A Pre-Approved Plan for PPA SunGard Volume Submitter Profit Sharing Plan
11/05/13	Form 8905, Certification of Intent to Adopt A Pre-Approved Plan for PPA SunGard Volume Submitter Money Purchase Plan
11/05/13	Form 8905, Certification of Intent to Adopt A Pre-Approved Plan for PPA SunGard Volume Submitter Target Plan
11/05/13	Form 8905, Certification of Intent to Adopt A Pre-Approved Plan for PPA SunGard Volume Submitter Governmental Plan

12/15/10	Sample Forms that 401(k) plans may use to implement in-plan Roth Rollovers
10/13/10	Separate Trusts Approved For Use With SunGard Prototype and Volume Submitter Plans
5/10/10	Updated COBRA Amendment

12/04/09	List of Interim Amendments since GUST
12/02/09	ERISA Wrap Document Amendment for Michelle’s Law, Mental Health Parity & GINA
11/10/09	Cafeteria Amendment for Michelle’s Law, Mental Health Parity & GINA
10/13/09	IRS 402(f) Notices
06/17/09	Supplemental notice to participants regarding elimination of safe harbor matching contribution mid-year.
06/11/09	Amendment to eliminate safe harbor matching contribution mid-year.
06/11/09	Amendment to eliminate nonelective safe harbor contribution mid-year.
06/11/09	Supplemental notice to participants regarding elimination of safe harbor nonelective contribution mid-year.
02/26/09	This is a chart showing interim amendments and the deadlines by which they need to be adopted
02/26/09	List of separate trusts approved for use the Relius Pre-approved Plans

11/21/07	Sample QDIA Notice.
10/08/07	Hurricane Amendment.
03/01/07	Qualified HSA Distribution Amendment.

11/30/06	IRS Model Notice of Your Rights Concerning Employer Securities.
9/22/06	Form 8905, Certification of Intent to Adopt a Pre-Approved Plan for EGTRRA SunGard Volume Submitter Defined Benefit Plan.
5/25/06	Amendment for individually designed (including volume submitter) defined benefit plans to conform to the Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004 (PFEA).
5/25/06	Amendment for prototype defined benefit plans to conform to the Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004 (PFEA).

11/16/05	Sample Safe Harbor 401(K) Notices - These Sample notices have been updated to reflect the FINAL 401(k) regulations that no longer permit the notices to reference the SPD with respect to the distribution and vesting provisions of the plan. Thus, the notices will need to be modified to reflect the provisions of an employer's plan.
1/31/05	Required IRA Automatic Rollover amendment for Volume Submitter/Individually Designed Plans

12/06/04	Amendment to update cafeteria plans with dependent care assistance programs for the Working Families Tax Relief Act (WFTRA).
10/18/04	Amendment to Update a Defined Benefit Plan Upon Termination (not IRS approved)
7/1/04	Updated QJSA Defined Contribution Plan form to reflect the "relative value" regulations.
7/1/04	Updated QPSA Defined Contribution Plan form to reflect the "relative value" regulations.
2/10/04	Updated - SMM for Allocation of Plan Expenses

12/10/03	Required "Post EGTRRA" amendment for volume submitter/IDP format plans. This covers RMD amendment and deemed 125 amendment.
9/8/03	Minimum Gateway Amendment for Cross-Tested Prototype - CorbelProtoVS - NOTE: The Cross-Tested Plan documents are Volume Submitter Plans that use Cross-Tested Adoption Agreements. If you do not sponsor these Cross-Tested Adoption Agreements, you must use the Corbel Volume Submitter Plan checklists to create plans with cross-tested language.
9/8/03	Minimum Gateway Amendment for Cross-Tested Prototype - FDPProtoVS - NOTE: The Cross-Tested Plan documents are Volume Submitter Plans that use Cross-Tested Adoption Agreements. If you do not sponsor these Cross-Tested Adoption Agreements, you must use the Corbel Volume Submitter Plan checklists to create plans with cross-tested language.
9/8/03	Minimum Gateway Amendment for Cross-Tested Prototype - PPDProtoVS - NOTE: The Cross-Tested Plan documents are Volume Submitter Plans that use Cross-Tested Adoption Agreements. If you do not sponsor these Cross-Tested Adoption Agreements, you must use the Corbel Volume Submitter Plan checklists to create plans with cross-tested language.
9/8/03	Minimum Gateway Amendment for Volume Submitter/Individually Designed Plans
9/8/03	Minimum Gateway Amendment for Volume Submitter/Individually Designed Plans
9/5/03	Amendment for cafeteria plans to permit OTC drug reimbursement.
6/4/03	401(a)(9) Model Amendments for Defined Contribution Plans.

8/15/02	Revised procedures to comply with the claims procedures of Department of Labor Regulation 2650.503-1. These should be adopted for any retirement plan prepared by FIS Business Systems, LLC. prior to August 1, 2002.
8/12/02	The following model amendment can be used to amend retirement plans pursuant to Revenue Ruling 2002-27.
8/8/02	2002 Cafeteria Amendment
5/8/02	EGTRRA good faith defined benefit amendment
2/6/02	402(f) notice for plans (other than 457 plans)

11/27/01	EGTRRA Sample Amendment Package
11/27/01	Money Purchase Plan Sample Merger Agreement
10/08/01	Amendment to bring GUST I documents into complaince with GUST 2
6/19/01	IRS model amendment for modification of compensation to include qualified transportation fringes.