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Discount Solo 401k joins Solera National Bank

Discount Solo 401k joins Solera National Bank

Discount Solo 401k is pleased to announce that we have joined the Solera National Bank family of companies. Separately, Solera National Bank has also acquired Safeguard Advisors, another leading provider of checkbook IRA and Solo 401(k) plans. Together Discount Solo 401k and Safeguard Advisors will operate as the plan provisioning and consulting arm of Solera, […]

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Proposed Legislation Affecting IRAs and 401ks

Proposed Legislation Affecting IRAs and 401ks

SEPTEMBER 2021 – PROPOSED LEGISLATION ALERT   There is proposed legislation in the US House of Representatives that, if passed, would negatively affect self-directed IRAs and (to a lesser extent) Solo 401k plans. The House Ways and Means Committee appears to be reacting to some highly publicized stories of what they consider abuse of these […]

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Solo 401k 5500-EZ Deadline

Solo 401k 5500-EZ Deadline

IRS Form 5500-EZ is due by the end of July 2021 for all Solo 401k plans that had $250,000 or more in plan assets on December 31st, 2020. If your plan had less than $250,000 in assets or if you just created your new plan in 2021, you do not need to file Form 5500-EZ […]

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Solo 401k deadline – 60 days left

Solo 401k deadline – 60 days left

It’s that time of year again. In the parts of our country with a full four seasons, we’re raking leaves, winterizing sprinkler systems, and switching to heavier clothing. The clocks are about to change once again, this time moving back an hour. In the current incarnation of Fall, we’re also being bombarded with messages approved […]

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Solo 401k deadline – 2 month warning

Solo 401k deadline – 2 month warning

It’s becoming that time of year again – only two months of 2015 remain, meaning the next 60 days are going to quickly carry us to the end of the year. That’s crunch time for the folks who have yet to setup a Solo 401k plan and the companies that have committed to helping them […]

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Solo 401k deadline reminder

Solo 401k deadline reminder

Only six months left to create a 2015 Solo 401k! I know, most of you are thinking there is plenty of time left. That’s true, especially when you consider our plan preparation typically takes 3-4 days and rush processing can make that timeframe even shorter. However, I can pretty confidently predict that come December 31st […]

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