
401(k) Payroll Integration: How It Works and What to Ask Your Provider
Payroll integration is usually sold as a time saver. Its greater value is avoiding the errors that begin in the gap between payroll and recordkeeping.

Payroll integration is usually sold as a time saver. Its greater value is avoiding the errors that begin in the gap between payroll and recordkeeping.

The barrier was never legality, it was providers. What federal law says about cannabis 401(k) plans, and what changed in April 2026.

The 2026 IRS retirement plan contribution limits, each shown alongside the 2025 figure it replaced, plus what the Roth catch-up requirement changes for employers.

ERISA section 412 requires anyone who handles plan funds to be bonded. What the bond covers, who has to have one, how the coverage amount is calculated, which plans are exempt, and where it appears on the Form 5500.

Setting up a cannabis 401(k) takes a week. Running it takes every payroll, every quarter, and every January. Here is what that involves.

Required minimum distributions are due December 31, and April 1 applies only to the first one. The Form 5500 is due July 31. Here is the full calendar, and what happens when a date is missed.

A defined benefit plan promises what an employee receives at retirement. A defined contribution plan defines what goes into their account.

A ROBS 401(k) holds company stock with no market. Here are the three ways to satisfy a required minimum distribution.

A ROBS 401(k) lets retirement savings fund a business you own and run, with no tax and no early withdrawal penalty. Here is how it works, and what it requires every year.

Ten states now require employers to offer a retirement plan, and four more are phasing in. Check your state’s deadline, threshold, and penalty in one place.