ADP Testing when utilizing the otherwise non-excludables

[Guest jhilliard]

I have a plan whereby within the exlcudable group for ADP testing, an HCE falls into that category (owners son with less than a year of service & little compensation). I am being told that for testing purposes the plan can choose to either keep him in the excludable group or bring him in with the otherwise non-excludable group. Which I understand, but when you bring him in, don't you also have to bring in all the other NHCEs that would have been excludable? I am being told you can choose to bring in the HCE and leave all the NHCE exludables out. I didn't think you could pick and choose between the excludables. Can someone shed some light on this please...thanks!

[Earl]

http://www.corbel.com/news/technicalupdates.asp?ID=204&T=P

is a good summary, I think