401(k) Plans

19,334 topics in this forum

1. Freezing/terminating a money-purchase plan; timing and penalties

   By Guest Gerritsen, February 12, 2001
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   • Guest
   • January 7, 2002

2. Can Plan just disappear?

   By TPApril, December 16, 2025
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   • Lou S.
   • January 9

3. 200% of 6% safe harbor match

   By austin3515, September 12, 2022
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   • austin3515
   • September 14, 2022

4. Leased employees

   By k man, January 31, 2005
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   • Guest
   • February 3, 2005

5. Prohibited Transaction

   By Guest padmin, October 28, 2003
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   • KJohnson
   • October 30, 2003

6. Evaluating a Plan for Tax Efficiency

   By austin3515, December 7, 2014
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   • austin3515
   • December 9, 2014

7. Excluding "Seasonal Employees"

   By austin3515, May 17, 2017
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   • BeckyMiller
   • May 22, 2017

8. Solo to General 401(k) Plan?

   By TPApril, January 13, 2023
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   • Peter Gulia
   • January 22, 2023

9. Empower/KGPF Lawsuit

   By austin3515, March 24, 2017
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   • RatherBeGolfing
   • March 27, 2017

10. Add Profit Sharing to Existing 401(k) Plan with SECURE Act Retroactive Amendment

    By RPP2001, September 12, 2022
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    • Bill Presson
    • September 14, 2022

11. Top Heavy Aggregation Group

    By Guest tas1, June 13, 2007
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    • austin3515
    • June 18, 2007

12. Annual Match Calculation Excluding Comp Prior to When they first contributed

    By austin3515, February 14, 2024
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    • austin3515
    • February 15, 2024

13. Aggregating a Safe Harbor and a Non-Safe Harbor

    By austin3515, February 10, 2003
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    • austin3515
    • February 14, 2003

14. Definition of Comp - Overtime and Tips Deduction

    By austin3515, August 24, 2025
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    • G8Rs
    • August 26, 2025

15. Owner termination to obtain distribution

    By Purplemandinga, April 2, 2019
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    • jsample
    • April 2, 2019

16. Proper 401K plan entry date in TPA records?

    By Guest 410b, October 11, 2012
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    • Guest
    • October 13, 2012

17. Prohibited transaction/diversification

    By k man, January 17, 2002
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    • Kirk Maldonado
    • January 23, 2002

18. Pass through dividends on company stock held in 401(k) plan

    By Tegernsee, March 20, 2023
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    • Tegernsee
    • March 22, 2023

19. Failure to Deposit Deferrals...sort of

    By Archimage, February 16, 2006
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    • GBurns
    • February 19, 2006

20. Sched C with negative comp

    By austin3515, February 10, 2014
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    • Belgarath
    • February 12, 2014

21. Possible forged spouse signature

    By Guest Kriso, October 29, 2003
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    • doombuggy
    • November 11, 2003

22. Participant Benefit Statements

    By Guest Pennysaver, April 19, 2012
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    • austin3515
    • April 24, 2012

23. Safe Harbor - Per Pay Per Document....But

    By Guest saotampa, June 16, 2008
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    • Guest
    • June 19, 2008

24. 401k No Notice

    By tomres, December 15, 2018
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    • tomres
    • December 23, 2018

25. Last date to change SH Match to SH Nonelective

    By ConnieStorer, December 29, 2025
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    • austin3515
    • January 5

26. Over paid distribution

    By Guest johnpetrancosta, September 13, 2005
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    • Guest
    • November 11, 2005

27. Unusual Coverage Testing and OEE employees

    By buckaroo, October 6, 2009
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    • buckaroo
    • October 12, 2009

28. FAILED ADP/ACP TEST and HCEs terminated and already took 100% of their account

    By Pammie57, February 21, 2022
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    • TPApril
    • March 6, 2024

29. Profit Sharing Plan with NO deferral Option

    By Guest willow, May 26, 2005
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    • Belgarath
    • June 8, 2005

30. How to run ADP/ACP test when plan year is amended, creating a short plan year

    By Guest cohenron, November 20, 2000
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    • Blinky the 3-eyed Fish
    • October 6, 2003

31. Automatic Enrollment at our company - less than 10% are changing their

    By RCK, January 4, 2001
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    • david rigby
    • January 9, 2001

32. Late Deposits: Terminate Client?

    By Guest padmin, March 15, 2005
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    • E as in ERISA
    • March 16, 2005

33. ACP Test w. 401k and 403b

    By austin3515, February 15, 2019
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    • austin3515
    • February 19, 2019

34. Deposit Match/PS early for HCE but later for NHCE

    By jmartin, January 9, 2020
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    • C. B. Zeller
    • February 27, 2020

35. Asset transfer

    By pmacduff, June 15, 2007
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    • pmacduff
    • June 19, 2007

36. terminate 401(k) and start up a new one

    By thepensionmaven, October 25, 2016
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    • TPAJake
    • October 28, 2016

37. Defer from pay received after termination of employment?

    By MR, January 14, 2003
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    • mbozek
    • January 16, 2003

38. Plan with Employer Stock

    By stevena, September 14, 2005
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    • stevena
    • September 22, 2005

39. ADP testing controlled group

    By JPete, February 8, 2018
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    • JPete
    • February 8, 2018

40. How does an owner who gets no paycheck make a deferral

    By CharlesLeggette, December 13, 2017   

    • deferrals
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    • Luke Bailey
    • December 14, 2017

41. Disguised service condition if 2 year match tier

    By 30Rock, July 14, 2018
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    • Purplemandinga
    • July 27, 2018

42. Temporary Eligibility for a 401(k) Arrangement

    By Guest koolkid, October 9, 2002
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    • austin3515
    • October 15, 2002

43. excess match for one NHCE

    By M Norton, September 25, 2019
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    • Larry Starr
    • September 27, 2019

44. Top Heavy minimum when plan has dual eligibility

    By AdKu, May 26, 2020
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    • C. B. Zeller
    • May 29, 2020

45. Max deferral % of 15% exceeded during 2001

    By alexa, March 7, 2002
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    • maverick
    • March 12, 2002

46. Safe Harbor and Top Heavy

    By CLE401kGuy, July 17, 2018   

    • safe harbor
    • top heavy
    • 12 replies
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    • Bri
    • July 19, 2018

47. No Delays in Mandatory Roth Catch-ups, right?

    By austin3515, September 4, 2025
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    • ACK
    • September 9, 2025

48. off calendar year/catch-up

    By Guest deathbycashcall, September 15, 2005
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    • RTK
    • September 23, 2005

49. Ethics CPE

    By austin3515, November 16, 2015
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    • Bird
    • November 19, 2015

50. Non-Elective Contribution for HCE Only

    By Coleboy1, July 12, 2022
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    • Bird
    • July 14, 2022