A plan is sponsored by a partnership of 75 partners. It is a safe harbor nonelective (3%) 401(k) with profit sharing.
A handful of partners are leaving the organization over the next few months. If their earned income is all deemed to be paid on the last day of the taxable year (12/31/16), then they would have no earned income while still "employed" by the partnership, and thus no safe harbor nonelective contribution for the year. Is that treatment correct, provided no plan provisions to the contrary?
I know this has been discussed previously, but I don't think I will be able to find it until BL offers a "Remedial Search 101" webinar.