Notice Requirements |
Form/Notice |
Due Date |
Summary Plan Description |
Within 90 days of becoming eligible |
Salary Deferral Form |
Completed on date of eligibility and as needed coinciding with terms of the plan. |
Beneficiary Form |
Completed on date of eligibility and as needed |
Safe Harbor Notice |
Initial Notice - No later than the eligibility date and no earlier than 90 days prior for newly eligible employees. Annual Notice - 30 – 90 days prior to the start of the Plan Year |
Qualified Default Investment Alternative Notice (QDIA) |
Initial Notice - 30 days prior to becoming eligible Annual Notice - 30 days prior to the start of the plan year |
Qualified Automatic Contribution Arrangement (QACA) or Eligible Automatic Contribution Arrangement (EACA) Notice |
Initial Notice - No later than the eligibility date and no earlier than 90 days prior for newly eligible employees. Annual Notice - 30 – 90 days prior to the start of the Plan Year |
Participant Annual Fee Disclosure |
On or before the date the participant can begin to direct their investments and once annual thereafter. |
Participant Quarterly Fee Disclosure |
Within 45 days of each quarter end |
Participant Statements (meets PPA requirements) |
Participant Directed - within 45 days of each quarter end Trustee Directed - At least annually, due by date Form 5500 is filed (including extensions) |
Summary Annual Report |
2 months after the Form 5500 filing deadline (extensions included) |

Tina D’Agata
Tina is a Senior Manager at Dermody, Burke & Brown in the Retirement Plan Design and Administration department. As an employee at the Firm for over fifteen years, her seasoned experience in the Industry allows her to efficiently design, prepare and administer retirement plans for a variety of clients. Tina personally meets with clients and staff to discuss employee benefit options and assists the CPA Firm with their audits of employee benefit plans. Tina is proactive in her retirement planning approach and attends educational seminars to keep abreast of the many changes that occur within the industry.
Tina is a graduate of Hartwick College and a leading member of Dermody, Burke & Brown’s Young Professional Committee and Wellness Committee. She is a board member and Finance Committee member of the Gingerbread House of Syracuse, a board member and Secretary of the Thousand Island Park Cottage Owners Association, Inc., a member of the United Way of CNY Young Leaders United, and is actively involved with the Blessed Sacrament School. Tina is a 2016 graduate of the Nourishing Tomorrow’s Leaders Program, designed to increase the diversity of not-for-profit boards and leadership in the Central New York area. She is also a 2016 40 Under Forty Honoree.