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Pension Plans - Profit Sharing Plans   

                                                                                              

Plans intended to enhance an employee’s welfare are pensions and savings accounts. These products are used to fund an employee’s retirement or boost their savings. There are several types of retirement and savings accounts such as 401k's, 403b’s, ESOP's, stock options, tax deferred annuities, Keogh's, SEP's, defined benefit plans, Simple IRA's, etc. Many of these plans are considered 'qualified' by the IRS as the contributions are on a pre-tax basis and the earnings within the plan can grow tax deferred. Thus it is commonly suggested to seek the counsel of an accountant to discuss which type of program would offer the best situation to the company and the group members before implementing any one of these plans.


These plans can be wholly funded by the employer or more frequently offer an employer an opportunity to match the contributions of the employee. The concept of matching affords the employer a vesting period. This creates a lock-in time frame whereby an employee wouldn't be entitled to the complete contributions of their employer until they satisfy a certain pre-established waiting period. This is often regarded as the “golden handcuffs” to the employer as they are able to hold the employee captive until the vesting period has expired.

Below are some important links to the IRS web site for understanding pension products and the tax treatment of them:  


          Payroll Deduction IRA


Under a Payroll Deduction IRA, employees establish an IRA

(either a Traditional or Roth IRA) with a financial institution

and authorize a payroll deduction amount for it. A business of

any size, even self-employed, can establish a Payroll Deduction

IRA program.  (Source: IRS.gov)


          SARSEP


A SARSEP is a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) plan that:


            based on all eligible employees (even those hired after  

            1996):

            to make employee salary reduction contributions for the year.

            participate at any time during the preceding year.


          SEP


A SEP plan allows employers to contribute to traditional IRAs (SEP-IRAs) set up for employees. A business of any size, even self-employed, can establish a SEP.  (Source: IRS.gov)


          Simple IRA

  

A SIMPLE IRA plan (Savings Incentive Match PLan for Employees) allows employees and employers to contribute to traditional IRAs set up for employees. It is ideally suited as a start-up retirement savings plan for small employers not currently sponsoring a retirement plan. (Source: IRS.gov)


          IRC 401(k) Plans


A 401(k) is a feature of a qualified profit-sharing plan that allows employees to contribute a portion of their wages to individual accounts.



          IRC 403(b) Tax-Sheltered Annuity Plans


A 403(b) tax-sheltered annuity (TSA) plan is a retirement plan, similar to a 401(k) plan, offered by public schools and certain 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations. An individual may only obtain a 403(b) annuity under an employer’s TSA plan. (Source: IRS.gov)


          IRC 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plans


Plans of deferred compensation described in IRC section 457 are available for certain state and local governments and non-governmental entities tax exempt under IRC 501. They can be either eligible plans under IRC 457(b) or ineligible plans under IRC 457(f). Plans eligible under 457(b) allow employees of sponsoring organizations to defer income taxation on retirement savings into future years. Ineligible plans may trigger different tax treatment under IRC 457(f). (Source: IRS.gov)


          Governmental Plans


Under Code §414(d), a governmental plan is a Code §401(a) retirement plan established and maintained for the employees of:



Other types of governmental plans include:


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Employer Resources


Understanding Your Fiduciary Responsibilities Under A Group Health Plan by DOL.gov


Employer Requirements

CHIPRA

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