Connecticut businesses have until August 31, 2023 to offer a retirement savings plan to employees. In 2016, the Connecticut General Assembly enacted Public Act 16-29, which created the Connecticut Retirement Security Authority (CRSA). Pursuant to this law, employers in Connecticut with at least five employees must provide a qualifying employer-sponsored retirement savings plan to employees or enroll in MyCTSavings, a state-run retirement plan created by the CRSA.
In an April 5, 2023 press release, State Comptroller Sean Scanlon announced that the deadline for businesses to comply with this law has been extended from the original date of March 30, 2023 until August 31, 2023. Employers who already offer a qualifying retirement savings plan to their employees must certify their exemption from the MyCTSavings program through the MyCTSavings website. Qualifying employer-sponsored retirement plans include a plan qualified under Internal Revenue Code sections 401(a) (including a 401(k) plan), qualified annuity plans under section 403(a), tax-sheltered annuity plans under section 403(b), Simplified Employee Pension plans under section 408(k), a SIMPLE IRA plan under section 408(p), or governmental deferred compensation plans under section 457(b). Payroll deduction IRAs are not included.
To comply with their obligations under this law, Connecticut employers that do not already offer an employer-sponsored retirement plan must register for the MyCTSavings program on the state’s...
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