401(k) Plans

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1. Target Benefit Merger

   By Guest Ashley, October 13, 2003
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   • Mike Preston
   • October 13, 2003

2. What to do with earnings that Insurance Company won't return

   By jkharvey, October 13, 2003
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   • mbozek
   • October 13, 2003

3. Refund of contributions from ineligible participant

   By Guest ljansen, October 9, 2003
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   • Guest
   • October 10, 2003

4. Can deferrals be deposited monthly, even though employer's payroll is bi-weekly?

   By Guest bgrazetti, September 22, 2003
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   • Brian Gallagher
   • October 10, 2003

5. HCE - Look back Period?

   By Guest jkrad, October 10, 2003
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   • ccassetty
   • October 10, 2003

6. Partner not 100% vested

   By nancy, October 9, 2003
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   • Harwood
   • October 9, 2003

7. Death Benefits rollable?

   By Guest jhilliard, October 9, 2003
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   • Lori Foresz
   • October 9, 2003

8. Can employer amend 401(k) plan now (midyear) to provide for 3% safe harbor contribution?

   By Guest tws, October 3, 2003
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   • Guest
   • October 9, 2003

9. Safe Harbor Enhanced Match w/an additional $25K profit sharing contribution

   By Guest TLCPension, October 8, 2003
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   • Tom Poje
   • October 9, 2003

10. BRFs

    By Guest qualified plan, January 14, 2002
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    • Belgarath
    • October 8, 2003

11. 401(k) Safe Harbor with Profit Sharing

    By MBCarey, October 8, 2003
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    • Blinky the 3-eyed Fish
    • October 8, 2003

12. How long should records be retained related to the 401(k) plan?

    By austin3515, October 8, 2003
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    • Guest
    • October 8, 2003

13. COnverting Loans During a Change of Recordkeepers and Impact on Amortization Schedules

    By Guest andmik, October 8, 2003
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    • Guest
    • October 8, 2003

14. Correction of Failed ADP test through SCP

    By Guest cease, October 7, 2003
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    • Guest
    • October 7, 2003

15. Plan year based on teachers contract year; are teachers terminated on last day of plan year considered terminated from plan last day of plan year?

    By Guest jusducki, October 7, 2003
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    • Guest
    • October 7, 2003

16. adp test with llc owner with negative k-1

    By MR, October 7, 2003
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    • Blinky the 3-eyed Fish
    • October 7, 2003

17. Client not complying with plan document

    By Guest moosegirl, October 7, 2003
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    • maverick
    • October 7, 2003

18. Embezzlement from corporation/plan sponsor by participant; any recourse for the plan sponsor?

    By Guest ELS, October 2, 2003
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    • Belgarath
    • October 6, 2003

19. 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

20. Conversion from 401(k) to SIMPLE-401k

    By perkinsran, October 5, 2003
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    • Tom Poje
    • October 6, 2003

21. Late Remittances - Mistake of Fact Exception?

    By Guest Chaffee, October 2, 2003
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    • Brian Gallagher
    • October 3, 2003

22. How does a non-participant go about researching the details of a specific 401(k) plan?

    By joel, September 27, 2003
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    • maverick
    • October 3, 2003

23. 401(k) Loans: Double taxation or not?

    By Guest InTraining, October 7, 2002
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    • g8r
    • October 3, 2003

24. Would a 401k for a nonprofit private school make sense rather than a 403b plan?

    By Guest tpeterson1959, October 2, 2003
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    • QDROphile
    • October 2, 2003

25. OK to terminate calendar year plan as of today (10/1/03)?

    By chris, October 1, 2003
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    • chris
    • October 2, 2003

26. Exclude from definition of compensation the amount of any health coverage "buybacks"?

    By austin3515, October 1, 2003
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    • austin3515
    • October 1, 2003

27. How to handle funds of missing beneficiary; participant died 15 years ago

    By PensionNewbee, September 30, 2003
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    • Guest
    • October 1, 2003

28. Is 100% match on first 4%, fully vested, an "enhanced matching" formula for safe harbor purposes?

    By Lori H, September 30, 2003
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    • Lori H
    • September 30, 2003

29. Calendar year plan terminating as of 9/30/2003; has a last-day-of-the-plan-year employment requirement for allocations; top-heavy minimum contribution required?

    By Guest StoneWalk, September 25, 2003
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    • 401 Chaos
    • September 30, 2003

30. Coverage testing - how to handle acquiring employer's promise to make contributions 4 or 5 years from now?

    By fiona1, September 30, 2003
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    • fiona1
    • September 30, 2003

31. OK for same employer to have 2 different 401(k) plans? One will be safe harbor, other will be subject to ADP testing

    By Guest RSNOW, September 30, 2003
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    • Guest
    • September 30, 2003

32. Loan taxed twice?

    By Brian Gallagher, September 30, 2003
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    • david rigby
    • September 30, 2003

33. Forfeitures account in trust fund too low to allocate properly

    By Guest HLIFECraigo, September 30, 2003
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    • Guest
    • September 30, 2003

34. Possible to request/receive specific plan provision approval to be included in IRS' favorable letter?

    By Guest Twitch, September 25, 2003
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    • GBurns
    • September 30, 2003

35. Taxing distribution of less than account balance; includes pre-tax and after-tax contributions

    By jane123, September 27, 2003
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    • Fredman
    • September 29, 2003

36. Safe Harbor Match

    By DP, September 29, 2003
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    • DP
    • September 29, 2003

37. Anyone have a survey to determine how much participation there would be for a proposed 401(k) plan?

    By Guest linden2522, September 29, 2003
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    • Guest
    • September 29, 2003

38. Distribution of deceased participant's account to surviving spouse's account in same plan; can survivor later roll over to IRA?

    By Lori H, May 23, 2003
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    • Mary Kay Foss
    • September 28, 2003

39. Incorrectly included 401(k) participant (not 21 until recently) - how to fix?

    By Guest GNagler, September 26, 2003
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    • KJohnson
    • September 27, 2003

40. Rev. Rul. 58-230 says a participant can get in-service withdrawal if he incurs a 6 month suspension from participation. Still in effect?

    By Guest Giovanni, September 26, 2003
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    • david rigby
    • September 26, 2003

41. Can employer make me take my 401(k) account in cash? Over $5,000, but all rollover money.

    By Guest cfaz13, September 25, 2003
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    • ljr
    • September 26, 2003

42. Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Can an employee still contribute to the plan as well as make loan payments?

    By Guest Cookiemonster, September 25, 2003
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    • Harwood
    • September 26, 2003

43. Deferrals supposed to be suspended for 12 months after hardship distribution but 4 months after the distribution he starts deferring again; trouble?

    By Guest MNR, September 26, 2003
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    • Guest
    • September 26, 2003

44. Can employer require noncontributing employees to fill out a form stating they wish to make no deferrals?

    By austin3515, September 22, 2003
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    • david rigby
    • September 26, 2003

45. Should a sponsor obtain a board resolution for its profit sharing contribution?

    By austin3515, September 25, 2003
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    • QDROphile
    • September 25, 2003

46. BenefitsLink Nondiscrimination Q&A 5-- Isn't it wrong?

    By KJohnson, September 25, 2003
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    • MGB
    • September 25, 2003

47. Can an employer amend a profit sharing plan midway through a given plan year to add a last-day-of-the-year employment requirement as a condition for receiving a profit sharing contribution?

    By billfgrady, September 25, 2003
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    • Alf
    • September 25, 2003

48. New calendar year safe-harbor 401(k) plan as of 4/1/02; what time period to use in calculating compensation?

    By Jilliandiz, September 17, 2003
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    • g8r
    • September 25, 2003

49. Can Summary Annual Reports be delivered with paychecks rather than via U.S. mail?

    By Guest lmoiseyev, September 24, 2003
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    • Guest
    • September 24, 2003

50. Reduce self-employment earnings by 179 expense?

    By MR, January 31, 2003
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    • jane123
    • September 24, 2003