Simplified
Employee Plan (SEP)
SEP IRA stands for Simplified Employee
Pension IRA. It’s a tax-deferred retirement plan for
small business owners, where the employer makes deductible
contributions to their own IRA as well as deductible
contributions to IRAs for eligible employees.
Key Benefits of a Simplified
Employee Plan:
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Minimal paperwork and
reporting.
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Employers can change
their annual contributions.
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Deductible employer contributions
are made directly to employees’ IRAs.
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All contributions must
be 100% immediately vested.
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Who Can Establish:
- Self-employed Persons
- Partnerships
- S-corporations
- C-corporations
- Non-profit Groups
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Annual Contributions:
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Who contributes: employer
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Up to 25% of an employee’s
eligible compensation or $49,000, whichever
is less.
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Employees who earn $245,000 or more are not eligible.
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Simplified Employee Plan (SEP)
Candidates:
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Smaller employers that
would like a plan that is easy to communicate
and inexpensive to operate.
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Smaller Employers that
want to be solely responsible in funding
the employee retirement plan thereby getting
a larger business tax deduction.
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Employers that may not
be able to afford the costs of maintaining
a Profit Sharing or 401(k).
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Employers who are looking
for the maximum eligibility requirements
to be able to exclude certain employees.
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Contact a LPL Investment
Consultant to go over your options for retirement.
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