Lou S.
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401(a) (17) Compensation limit for off Calendar Year Plan
Lou S. replied to Pammie57's topic in 401(k) Plans
401(a)(17) is the year beginning in - so 2017. 415(c) is the year ending in - so that would be 2018. -
@cuse and @larry - the only reason I can see someone wanting to roll in in that situation is the ability to take a participant loan
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Process from the ROTH, prorate ROTH basis and earnings.
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Which entities have adopted the 401(k) Plan? Are there any controlled group or affiliated service group issues existing between A, B, C, D? If there are controlled group or affiliated service group issues, what does the document say about entities what have not adopted on as a participating employer?
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Leaving aside the issue of rolling out the ROTH piece to a ROTH-IRA to avoid the RMD altogether on that portion, we are working on that for future years ,the question I have is this - Lets say the ROTH-401(k) piece has a RMD of $5,000 and the "rest" of the traditional non-ROTH assets has an additional RMD of $20,000. Assuming the Plan's administrative policy allows, can the participant chose which sources to take the full plan RMD of $25,000 from or does the RMD have to be prorated between ROTH/non-ROTH? I was under the impression participant could chose since it is a "PLAN RMD" and not a "SOURCE RMD" but I've been unable to find definitive support that clearly allows it. I also assume the Plan should have procedures in place for how it treats RMDs where participant is non-responsive as to how the RMD will be allocated but that's not really an issue for this particular RMD.
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I'm confused is your discretionary match 0% on the first 4% and something above 4%? If yes I think you have more testing than just ACP.
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Using Negative Contributions to Correct Excess Deferrals
Lou S. replied to 401 Chaos's topic in 401(k) Plans
I think if you quickly catch the error on payroll by going over in 1 plan a negative contribution on the next payroll to fix would "probably" fly. I know we've done it on occasion, not sure if it would hold up to a detailed audit or not. That said, two plans just follow the procedures for doing a 402(g) excess refund which are probably spelled out in the Plan and likely include the participant requesting it. -
If he is considered benefiting under the plan than his IRA contribution would not be deductible when he files his tax return.
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No that is not a match, that is a Cash or Deferred Agreement (CODA) and would be treated as a 401(k) contribution by the employee and not a matching contribution as I understand it.
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See code section 401(a)(13) and regulations thereunder. BG5150 and Larry Starr are correct.
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Can an Affiliated Service Group Create a Control Group?
Lou S. replied to TN CPA's topic in 401(k) Plans
2 & 3 represent a brother sister controlled group. If 2 can pass testing excluding the employees of 3 your are fine. If 2 can't pass coverage excluding the employees of 3, you have a problem. -
The Plan should have review procedures. Despite how much the Trustee may personally dislike the ex-employee unless there is a valid legal reason for denying the claim, you might want to let the Plan Trustee know that he might be in breech of fiduciary duty. Not saying this is the case here but often when this happens there is a dispute about money the ex-employee may owe the company (or owner) and sometimes criminal embezelment (sp?) charges may be pending. Usually the anti-alienation provisions of ERISA with respect to the Plan don't care about those other issues but sometimes they do. If it gets to that point though it's usually best to get a qualified ERISA attorney involved in the process.
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Someone has to do the combined testing and you are right PEO Administrator is unlikely to be the one to do it.
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I don't really understand your question. Company A & B are a controlled group and need to be tested together for pension purposes.
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They might get reported on both Schedule A and Schedule C depending on what is being reported.
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Prevent a QDRO from being executed
Lou S. replied to JohnSmith's topic in Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs)
I agree with Larry, talk to a lawyer and soon. -
Allowed ACP testing on the after tax voluntary. also subject to 415 limits
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Are they terminated or just on leave? That is are they expect back? If they are expected back I don't see how you can treat them as terminated.
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I think Trump fired everybody and there is no one left to publish them.
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First RMD before terminating plan
Lou S. replied to SSRRS's topic in Defined Benefit Plans, Including Cash Balance
The DC method for terminating DB Plan is somewhere in the 401(a)(9) regs. I forget the exact cite but it's somewhere in the DB Q&As if i remember right. Is this for an upcoming issue? That is he's considering terminating the Plan in 2019 and his RBD is 4/1/19? -
Money purchase plan you have a funding deficiency each year it isn't cured I believe and need to carry it "forever" until cured. As to a receivable match, I would assume if you aren't correcting through EPCRS you would reverse it and file an amended Form 5500 for the year it was included but not made. Discretionary/Fixed might have some implications about qualifications issues.
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How about the ERISA code? And what you can and can not exclude. It's pretty much black letter law. See §1053(b) in the attached link https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/1053
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Can you log on to the PBGC site and download the Confirmation number? It should be in the account history. And if the plan if covered by the PBGC it begs the questions, why wasn't a filing done? Anyway good luck. As Bri suggests maybe try an all 0s or all 9s number just to get it filed and file an amended return when you get the number. Not the best idea but possibly a work around.
