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Issue Number: 2016-2

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In this edition of the Employee Plans News:

Determinations

Revisions to the Employee Plans Determination Letter Program: (Notice 2016-3) will update Revenue Procedure 2007-44 and:

• allow controlled groups and affiliated service groups that previously made a Cycle A election to submit determination letter applications during the third Cycle A submission period (February 1, 2016 - January 31, 2017);

• revoke any expiration dates on determination letters issued prior to January 4, 2016; and

• extend the period from April 30, 2016, to April 30, 2017, during which certain employers may establish or adopt a defined contribution pre-approved plan on or after January 1, 2016, and may, if eligible, apply for a determination letter.

New Guidance

Treatment of same-sex marriages – additional guidance for retirement plans (Notice 2015-86)

Deadline for adoption of discretionary plan amendments – interim guidance for EP Determinations and Examinations employees (TEGE-07-1215-0026)

Updated Forms and Publications

2015 Form 5500-EZ, Annual Return of One-Participant (Owners and Their Spouses) Retirement Plan (instructions)

Publication 560 (01/2016), Retirement Plans for Small Business (SEP, SIMPLE, and Qualified Plans)

Publication 590-A (01/2016), Contributions to Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs)

2016 Form 1099-R, Distributions from Pensions, Annuities, Retirement or Profit-Sharing Plans, IRAs, Insurance Contracts, Etc.

2016 Form 5498, IRA Contribution Information

2016 instructions for Forms 5498 and 1099-R, Distributions from Pensions, Annuities, Retirement or Profit-Sharing Plans, IRAs, Insurance Contracts, Etc., and IRA Contribution Information

Corrected mailing address for Form 5308, Request for Change in Plan/Trust Year (Under section 412(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code):

Internal Revenue Service
Attn: EP Letter Rulings
Stop 31
P.O. Box 12192
Covington, KY 41012-0192

Disaster relief for retirement plan and IRAs – determine when certain retirement plan and IRA deadlines may be extended for affected taxpayers