Plan Sponsor Guide 2021 Q1: Annual Retirement Plan Checklist

As a plan sponsor, you’re automatically a fiduciary. You are responsible for keeping your plan in compliance with government regulations.

One of the important areas of compliance involves the many documents that are part of plan administration. These documents must be in writing and kept at your fingertips in case you need to refer to them. On top of having copies of the documents in your file cabinet, you must understand and closely follow them.

Here is our “just the basics” Annual Retirement Plan Checklist for fiduciaries. This cheat sheet will help you better understand your fiduciary duty and the documents to keep on hand.