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      • 360 Payroll Bridge
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    • Cybersecurity & Fraud
    • Compliance Resolution
    • Contact us
ERISA SMART
  • Home
  • About
  • Fiduciary Outsourcing
    • 3(16) Fiduciary
    • Named Fiduciary
    • Eligibility Tracking
    • 360 Payroll Bridge
    • ERISA SMART PLAN I.Q.
  • Cybersecurity & Fraud
  • Compliance Resolution
  • Contact us

3(16) Fiduciary Outsourcing

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Don't Be fooled by imposters

There is a big difference between "3(16) Services" and a 3(16) Fiduciary. Unlike a 3(16) Fiduciary, "3(16) Services" are a contractual obligation between a plan and a service provider. A 3(16) Fiduciary assumes not only tasks but the liability as well. If a breech, error or omission occurs a 3(16) Fiduciary will be held liable under ERISA regulations. The Department of Labor does not enforce the contractual obligations of a "3(16) Services" provider.  Our Fiduciary Services is not conflicted by providing other services to the plan.


ERISA SMART as your 3(16) Fiduciary

Hiring ERISA SMART as your 3(16) Fiduciary will allow you as the plan sponsor to delegate the day-to-day fiduciary responsibilities and liabilities to a team of ERISA experts and former Department of Labor Investigators.  Among other things, never again will you have to approve loans, distributions and hardships. ERISA SMART will also sign and file your plans Form 5500 with the Department of Labor. Think of ERISA SMART as an extension of your benefits or human resources department at a fraction of the costs. We are a full scope fiduciary not a watered down version. 


Technology when it matters

We utilize our own proprietary software to ensure your plan remains compliant and that all tasks associated with their duties is fully documented. Developed by former Department of Labor Investigators our technology implements the same strategy of an IRS or Department of Labor Audit

Regulators Encourage Outsourcing

ERISA allows and sometimes encourages the outsourcing of fiduciary duties. By doing so you, as the employer can eliminate a substantial amount of your fiduciary risk and spend more time focusing on your business.  


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Plan Document Service

Participant Plan Management Services

Plan & Participant Required Notices

  • Interpret Plan Document
  • Review and Approve Summary Plan Description
  • Review and Approve Material Modifications
  • Coordination of Plan Document Amendments
  • Review and Approve Summary Annual Report
  • Review Document Restatement
  • Administer Loan Policy
  • Review Fidelity Bond Coverage

Plan & Participant Required Notices

Participant Plan Management Services

Plan & Participant Required Notices

  • 404(c) Participant Disclosures
  • Electronic Communication Notice
  • Qualified Default Investment Alternative Notice
  • Automated Contribution Arrangement Notice (ACA)
  • Qualified Automatic Contribution Arrangement Notice (QACA)
  • Eligible Automatic Contribution Arrangement Notice (EACA)
  • Blackout Notice
  • Safe Harbor Notice

Participant Plan Management Services

Participant Plan Management Services

Participant Plan Management Services

  • Loan Default Monitoring
  • Missing Participant Search 
  • Vesting Verification
  • Hardship Documentation Review
  • Stale Check Analysis
  • Mandatory Cash Outs
  • Participant Fraud Monitoring
  • Lost Opportunity Calculations
  • Deemed Loan Defaults


Distribution Services

Distribution Services

Participant Plan Management Services

  • Corrective Refund Distributions
  • In-service Distributions
  • Hardship Withdrawals
  • Participant Loans
  • Qualified Domestic Relation Order
  • Required Minimum Distributions
  • Separation from Service Distributions
  • Force Out Distributions

Goverment Reporting

Distribution Services

Goverment Reporting

  • Review, Approve and Sign Form 5500 Annual Report
  • Review, Approve and sign Form 8955-SSA
  • Review Annual Report
  • Review Plan Testing
  • Review and Approve Annual Employer Contributions
  • Large Plan Audit Review and Assistance.


* Partial list see Service Agreement for full scope of engagement

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