Missouri is the latest state to join the Auto-IRA bandwagon. The Show-Me Retirement Savings Plan provides an IRA-type savings program for individuals employed by employers who do not otherwise offer a retirement plan. The law applies to employers employing no more than 50 employees.

The law establishes the Show-Me Retirement Savings board to design, develop, implement, and maintain the plan. The Board shall establish the plan so that individuals are able to begin contributing under the plan on or before September 1, 2025. The Board may implement the plan in phases based on employer size as long as such phased-in implementation schedule is completed on or before September 1, 2025.

An eligible employee is an individual who is employed by a participating employer, who has wages or other compensation that is allocable to the state, and who is eighteen years of age or older. Eligible employee does not include any of the following:

• Any employee covered under the federal Railway Labor Act,
• Any employee on whose behalf an employer makes contributions to a multiemployer pension trust fund, or
• Any individual who is an employee of the federal, state, or local governments.

The Board shall establish the processes for enrollment and contributions under the plan, including withholding by participating employers of employee payroll deduction contributions from wages and remittance for deposit to the plan.

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