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Retirement Plans Flashcards

1
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Defined benefit vs defined contribution

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DB: employer assumes risk
DC: employee assumes risk

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Defined benefit: pension plans

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1) Defined benefit pension plan
2) Cash balance pension plan

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Defined Contribution: pension plan

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1) money purchase pension plan
2) target benefit pension plan

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Profit sharing plans

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No mandatory funding
All are defined contribution plans
Ex: profit sharing, stock bonus plan, ESOP, 401k, thrift plan, age based profits sharing

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5
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Qualified plan eligibility

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Age 21 and 1 year of service

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Qualified plan coverage tests (ACP test)

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Needs to pass 1 of 3 tests to qualify
1) average benefits test
2) ratio test
3) safe harbor test

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7
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Average benefits test

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Avg benefits of NHC / avg benefits of HC
Needs to be at least 70%

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Safe Harbor Test

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More than 70% of NHC are covered

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Ratio % test

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% of NHC covered / % of HC covered
Needs to be at least 70%

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Highly compensated employee

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At least 5% owner OR
comp in excess of $150k (unless top 20%)

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Key employee

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At least 5 % owner
At least 1% owner and comp over $150k
Officer and comp over $215k

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12
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Top heavy plans

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60% of benefits attributable to key employees

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Top heavy
Defined contribution plans

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Employer must provide non key employees a contribution of at least 3% of comp

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Top heavy
Defined benefits

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Employer must contribute 2% per years of service (20% max) x annual comp
Vesting schedule must increase

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15
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Defined contribution plan
Vesting

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Deferrals 100% vested
Noncontributory: 2-6 graduated or 3 year cliff

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Defined benefit plan
Vesting

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3-7 year graduated
Or 5 year cliff

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17
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Covered comp for Qualified plans

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$330k

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18
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Defined benefit plan limits

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Lesser of $265k or 100% of 3 year avg salary

19
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Plan limits
Defined Contribution

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Lesser of $66k or 100% of comp
Total: employer, employee and forfeitures

20
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Stock bonus plan

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Profit sharing plan
Employer contributes stock to plan

Net unrealized appreciation

21
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Nonqualified retirement plans

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Benefit to group of employees without limitations of qualified plans
No tax advantages
Deferral of income

22
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Phantom stock

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Fictional shares, later stock is valued and receives increase in value as compensation

23
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Stock options

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The right to buy stock at specified price for specified time period
Option price = FMV at date of grant

24
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Incentive Stock Options (ISO)

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Ties employe s benefit to a stock
Up to $100k per year
Qualified: hold for 2 years from grant and one year from exercise

25
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Taxation of ISO

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Grant: no taxable income
Exercise: no regular tax, AMT adjustment
Sale: LTCG on appreciation, AMT adjustment

26
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83B election

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Employee elects to include value of stock in taxable income at date of grant instead of vesting date
Gain over grant price is capital gain

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Actual Deferral Percentage (ADP test)

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Limits employee elective deferral for HC based on elected deferrals of NHC

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Failed ADP test

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1) corrective distributions
2) recharacterize contributions (pre to after tax)
3) qualified non elective contribution
4) qualified matching contribution

29
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Rabbi Trusts

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NonQualified Deferred Comp Plan
Funds not available to employer but available to employers creditors under bankruptcy
Not currently taxable due to Forfeiture risk

30
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Actual Deferred Percentage (ADP) test

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ensures highly compensated employees are not contributing too much more than NonHighly Comp
if NHC contribute 0-2%, HC are able to do 2x
If NGC contribute 2-8%, HC are abe to do 2% +
If NHC contribute 8% +, HC are able to do 1.25%

31
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Defined Benefit 50/40 test

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defined benefit plan must satisfy 50/40 test
DB plan must benefit lesser of 50 eligible employees or 40% of all eligible employees

32
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Advantages of Qualified Plans to Employer

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  • Employer contributions are tax deductible
  • Employer contributions not subject to payroll tax
33
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Advantages of Qualifies Plans to Employees

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  • Pre tax contributions
  • Tax deferral of earnings
  • ERISA protection
  • Lump sum distribution options
34
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457 Plan

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NQ plan
allows employees of state, local Gov & NonGov TaxExempt employees ability to defer comp free from tax
Allows for Final 3 year catchup of $22,500

35
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Fringe Benefits

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form of comp where benefit other than taxable wages is provided by employer
used to increase employee total compensation without increasing taxable income

36
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taxation of Fringe Benefits

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taxable as wages unless specific provision IRC excludes OR employee pays fair value for it

37
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Fringe Benefits: Adoption Assistance

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$15,950 benefit
Phase Out: $239,230 - $279,230

38
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Fringe Benefits: Education Assistance Program (Amount)

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$5,250

39
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Fringe Benefits - Group term Insurance (Amount)

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$50k excluded from taxable income

40
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Net Unrealized Appreciation (NUA)

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NUA = FMV at date of distribution - Value of securities at date of Employer Contribution

Distribution: taxed on employers contribution
Sale of securities:
LTCG on NUA (if taken as Lump sum)
recognize additional growth above NUA

41
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403(B) Plan CatchUp Contributions

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1) Age 50 Catch-up Provision: Additional $7,500 contribution if over 50
2) 15 Year Rule Exception: $3k additional contribution for business in Health, Education or Religious Org (HER)

Able to defer max $33k

42
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457 Catch Up Contributions

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Final 3 Year: for Public & Private 457 Plans- 3 years before normal retirement age able to contribute additional unused Max deferal amounts

Age 50 Catchup: not available for private 457s, only public 457s

43
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SEP

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Simplified Employee pension
- no salary deferrals, employer contributions ONLY
- can be integrated with SS
- max contribution: 25% or $20k per employee

44
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Simple IRA max contribution

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100% salary up to $15,500
Company match up to 3% of salary

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