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Question 33: A 100% owner of a veterinary clinic (business A) has an established SAR-SEP; his friend is a 100% owner of another veterinary clinic (business B), that also has an established SAR-SEP plan. These owners intend to open a third clinic (business C), with each of them to be a 50% owner of business C. What type of coverage will be required for the employees of business C? Will they have to be covered under one of the original SAR-SEPs, or would all three businesses have to be covered under the same (new) plan? |
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Answer: This situation will not result in a controlled group or a group under common control under 414(b) or (c). Could it be an affiliated service group ("ASG") under 414(m)? Yes, maybe.
On the other hand, suppose business A is a corporation, and payment for vet A's services goes to his corporation. In that case, the corporation would regularly be providing services to C and hence there would be an ASG. So, it all depends on the facts, and the question does not have enough information to resolve the issue. The ASG rules apply to SARSEPs as well as to qualified plans. If A B and C are an affiliated service group, then they are treated as a single employer. Since SARSEPS have to include all eligible employees, you would need to have a single SARSEP for everyone, if it is an ASG. |
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