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Different ICR for HCEs vs NHCEs


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I am looking at a takeover CB Plan.   The Plan Doc provides for 2.0% ICR for HCEs and 5.0% ICR for NHCEs.

I vaguely recall that idea was floating around 5 or 6 years ago but was informally criticized by IRS on account of creating different BRFs and thus failing that test.   Does anyone have any recent information on such design and any source of additional background info to research in more depth?

 

 

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I don't recall any discussion about it, but why would a higher ICR for NHCEs be a BRF that fails?   

Tongue-in-cheek, I can't imagine the IRS position is "Oh no, not enough NHCEs get a crappy ICR"...  Was it a way the plan was trying to "justify" a larger principal credit?

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I do not remember exact details but do recall that it created a lesser early retirement reduction for HCEs as alluded to by truphao.

Kenneth M. Prell, CEBS, ERPA

Vice President, BPAS Actuarial & Pension Services

kprell@bpas.com

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