403(b) Plan Materials

403(b) Best Practices:

Best Practices for 403(b) and Related Retirement Plans — Remittance and Census Data Elements (Version RC 2.0) — Effective February 1, 2013 (May 31, 2012)

Sample Language for Explaining 403(b) Plan Exchange, Rollover and Transfer Terminology (August 9, 2011) (MEMBERS ONLY)

Best Practices for 403(b) and Related Retirement Plans Information Sharing – Minimum and Comprehensive Data Elements (Version 1.04, Updated February 14, 2011) (February 14, 2011)

The SPARK Institute’s 403(b) Plans Information Sharing Data Elements Best Practices – Adhering Companies

403(b) Plans Information Sharing Data Elements Questions & Answers (Last Updated – May 31, 2012)

SPARK Institute Best Practices for Multiple Vendor 403(b) Plans-Form 5500 Aggregation (Version F5500-2.0) (September 13, 2010)

Appendix A “Vendor File Format” (Excel version) to SPARK Institute Best Practices for Multiple Vendor 403(b) Plans-Form 5500 Aggregation (Version F5500-2.0) (September 13, 2010)

Best Practices for 403(b) and Related Retirement Plans on Working with Investment Providers that are Unable or Unwilling to Share Information on a Periodic Basis (Version 1.00) (September 9, 2010)

SPARK Institute Guidelines for Multiple Vendor 403(b) Plans-2009 Form 5500 Aggregation (January 19, 2010)

Best Practices for 403(b) Plans Sample Files, Data Sharing Formats and Coding Pipe Delimited Data (June 30, 2009)

Best Practices for 403(b) Plans Information Sharing — Loan Amount Available Data Examples (December 5, 2008)

SPARK Institute’s Best Practices for 403(b) Plans Information Sharing Technology (Version 1.0) (September 4, 2008)

403(b) Other Materials:

SPARK Institute Letter to IRS re: 403(b) Prototype Plan (Rev. Proc. 2013-22) and Application of EPCRS to 403(b) Plans (August 13, 2013)

SPARK Institute Investment Provider Information Form for Multivendor 403(b) Plan Participant Disclosure (May 29, 2012)

Non-ERISA-Covered 403(b) Plans Request for Proposal Guide 1st Edition (July 14, 2008) 

Sample 403(b) Information Sharing Agreement (May 7, 2008) (This document may be freely distributed and may be revised periodically, as needed)