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Participant Automatic Enrollment (Webinar)
Starting January 1, 2025, 401(k) automatic enrollment will be mandatory for all new plans. Watch this webinar to learn what this means.
Are you a plan participant, employer or sponsor?
Sign up for online access here. Please make sure to use a phone number that can receive text messages for multi-factor authentication.
Did you take a distribution in the prior year?
A blackout period is a period of three or more consecutive business days where participants cannot make election investment changes, take distributions or obtain loans.
Is your plan in a blackout period?
Did you receive any of these messages?
Some of the most common reasons this error occurs include:
Please also ensure you are utilizing the below link when logging in: https://ww2.slavic401k.com/account/sign-in/
If none of these troubleshooting tips fix the problem, you can reset your user name and password here. Please contact us at (800) 356-3009 if you need further assistance.
Employers can log in to their plan here.
What are you looking for?
For General Information:
If you would like to change your investment allocations, you may do so online by completing the steps below:
Please Note:
This will not change your current assets; this is only for changing where you allocate your future contributions. If you would also like your current assets to move into your new investment allocation you must select yes on the transfer section.
If the request occurs before 4 p.m. ET,
our team will begin processing it the same day.
If the request occurs after 4 p.m. ET,
our team will begin processing it the following day. Please allow us 1-2 business days to complete the request.
Would you like to request a new distribution or get information on an existing one?
Are you currently employed by the company and payroll provider that provided your 401(k)?
Are you age 59 ½ or older?
You can view the status of your distribution request by following the steps below:
Please be aware that distribution requests take 10-15 business days for processing and additional 1-3 business days to receive the funds electronically, or 7-10 business days to receive the funds via standard mail. Overnight mailing is available for an additional fee and is subject to a one-day delay if the distribution is a large amount.
Do any of these hardship reasons apply to you?
You meet the initial IRS qualifications for hardship. Please follow the instructions below to apply.
Please be aware that hardship requests take 10-15 business days for processing and additional 1-3 business days to receive the funds electronically, or 7-10 business days to receive the funds via standard mail. Overnight mailing is available for an additional fee and is subject to a one-day delay if the distribution is a large amount.
Unfortunately, you do not meet the IRS requirements for a hardship distribution. However, you may qualify for a loan from your 401(k).
If you do not qualify for a hardship or a standard distribution, you can apply for a loan from your 401(k).
Are you currently employed by the company who provided your 401(k)?
You meet the initial IRS qualifications for a loan. You must also have a minimum account balance of $2,000 and take a loan of $1,000 to qualify. Please follow the instructions below to apply.
Please be aware that loan requests take 10-15 business days for processing and additional 1-3 business days to receive the funds electronically, or 7-10 business days to receive the funds via standard mail. Overnight mailing is available for an additional fee and is subject to a one-day delay if the distribution is a large amount.
You do not meet the initial IRS qualifications for a loan from your 401(k). However, you may be eligible to take a distribution or rollover. Please watch this video on how to make a distribution/rollover request online.
What would you like to do?
Please follow these instructions:
Once received, please allow 7-10 business days for processing to complete. You may verify processing has completed by viewing Transaction History underneath the Manage heading within your online account.
Open an account with SlavicIRA here. Once the account has been opened, you may transfer your old 401(k) funds into the IRA.
You will be asked to complete the following steps:
To protect your retirement savings, many recordkeepers will only process distributions via check.
Once the money arrives in your account, you will receive an email prompting you to login and customize your investments.
Are your assets leaving or merging into Slavic401k?
Please contact us at (800) 356-3009 for further assistance.
You have access to all plan forms online. Follow these steps to access them:
Please Note:
Some of the forms have online processes that may be accessed in your participant portal.
The maximum pre-tax contribution dollar amount is set by the IRS and adjusted for inflation annually. If you are age 50 or older, you may also make an additional catch-up contribution. View the current IRS contribution limits here.
In addition, there are special non-discrimination rules that apply to the plan. If you are a highly compensated employee, or own more than five percent of the company, contribution caps may apply.
The more you can save the better. You should maximize your company’s match if one is available and contribute as much as you can afford to budget. This will help you take full advantage of the tax deferral.
Log in to your Slavic401k account and download our ‘Rollover into Slavic401k/PlanRight Form’ located on the Forms page. Please fill out the required information and return it to us.
It typically takes 60-90 days for the transfer to take place. Your account will remain fully invested until the funds are transferred. When the transfer takes place, you will be un-invested for a few days while the accounting and assets are reconciled and invested in the new plan.
The difference between the two types of investments is when you are taxed. Pre-tax contributions and earnings are taxed when you withdraw it. If you need to withdraw money prior to age 59½ you may incur a 10% withdrawal penalty, in addition to owing current income taxes.
Roth contributions are taxed before they are invested. You do not pay taxes when withdrawing, however, if the Roth account is in place for less than five years, you are not at least 59 ½ when you withdraws the funds, you will pay taxes on any gains.
Both Pre-Tax and Roth contributions are calculated from the gross salary.
**At Slavic401k, we do not offer plans that allow “after-tax” contributions.
There are many different reports for employers and sponsors online. Whether you need asset, audit, contributions, distributions, employer information or participant information reports, we have dozens available to you within the sponsor portal.
A safe harbor 401(k) plan provides all eligible plan participants with an employer contribution. In exchange, safe harbor plans allow employers to avoid annual IRS non-discrimination testing, which can be costly for employers. Any 401(k) plan can be set up to include a safe harbor contribution.
Please complete the MEP Exit Policy form and email it to the address listed on the form.
You will have a specialist assigned to the merge out within 7-10 business days after the date the request is received. A timeline for the merge out will be set and confirmed with the new TPA. The new TPA will send blackout notices. Plan assets are wired four business days after the liquidation date. The entire merge out process takes approximately 60 days to complete.
Please reach out to your assigned Account Representative and they will be happy to help. If you do not have an account representative, please call us at (800) 356-3009 for assistance.
Upon notification, Slavic401k will complete an Amendment Checklist. The checklist be converted into an amendment and submitted for compliance review. Once compliance review is complete, we will provide you with the amendment to sign. Once signed, the amendment will be finalized and executed.
To remove an authorized contact, please call us at (800) 356-3009.
Our Plan Sponsor Web Guide will help you understand what is available within the portal.
Adoption Agreement – this document includes: effective date of the plan, age, and service requirements, matching contribution formula if any, profit sharing allocation formula if any, and vesting schedule.
Safe Harbor Addendum – required only if the company adopts a safe harbor plan design. This document will specify the type of safe harbor contribution for the plan.
Plan Evaluation Survey – includes information about company ownership, lineal relatives, highly compensated employees (HCEs), officers of the company, prior plans sponsored, and ownership of other companies.
Board Resolution – official document indicating the owners/officers of the company are authorizing the adoption of the plan.
401(k) Disclosure Statement – discloses certain information regarding compliance testing, fees, and choices that may be more suitable for the company instead of a 401(k) plan.
Census Information – a list of all active employees is required including their name, date of birth, date of hire, social security number, and annual compensation.
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