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The QJSA is what he'd get without any signature. If the guy wanted a single life annuity the spouse would still have to sign away her position.

Would need to see a little more, like why is there still any shortfall amortization if the assets exceeded the FT? Was there a PFB?

I think that the 5500 is based on 318 attribution, whereas PBGC coverage uses 1563 but requires spouses to be in a corporation (not just an LLC electing tax treatment). So maybe they're a little of each, an EZ with PBGC coverage? for )

We've used EBG's planning software, since it includes making sure the proposal passes all the tests. We just create a new "proposal" for each plan year.

Ha, as an actuary I'd not necessarily say it's prudent (absent facts and circumstances) but it's certainly typical

But K-1s aren't wages subject to FICA.

Figure out what month the actuary elected last year, and you can see that on the SB where the rates are listed and the applicable month is indicated (0 for when the rates are the month including the valuation date). You should be able to find the rates for this year's version of that month in table 3A. Isn't 2A just to show how the corridors are established?

If they're related, the employees would not have had a severance of employment with the (overall combined) sponsor, so benefit elections shouldn't typically be available.

I believe it's one of those Secure 2 amendment things, just gotta keep track of what you did ahead of executing the amendment later this year.

The loan paperwork may also have a "payable on demand" clause to it to cover such a situation where the plan's trust is going away to let the participant know there's not going to be a loan any longer. That too should easily establish a default date (and I acknowledge to @fmsinc that the loan wouldn't yet be in default but eventually that bell will toll for the participant to pay up sooner than expected).

Sometimes I don't realize the original post is in the 401(k) section, but I do lots of DB plans too, and no such "account balance" exception exists there.

You are indeed meant to add the number of January 1 newbies to the prior EOY count. And if that means 118 now turns into 121, guess what....

I'd think no issues, just like any ongoing plan other than maybe the termination distribution is looming faster where you don't want an RK to discharge a defaulted loan as everything else is getting distributed.

Are you testing otherwise excludables separately or at least carving out? Usually no need for that subgroup to utilize a safe harbor. Like, if everyone in the "main test" is getting the SH and probably none of the OEXs, then their OEX ADP test might not use a SH but should pass without HCEs. And who gives OEXs top heavy minimums any more, really?