If you plan to run your 401(k) as a safe harbor plan, please indicate any relevant safe harbor employer contributions at item 32 of this order form and DO NOT include your safe harbor contribution
formula(s) herein under item 27 Employer Contributions. (click for more
information )
Your company can contribute to plan participants' accounts in any of three ways:
(1) regular matching contributions,
(2) discretionary employer contributions, and/or
(3) qualified nonelective contributions.
Regular matching contributions (RMCs) are defined in terms of participant's elective contribution (e.g., 50¢ contributed by the employer for each dollar contributed by the plan participant). Discretionary employer contributions
(DECs) are basically profit-sharing contributions, although the employer's contribution does not have to be limited to net profits. Qualified nonelective contributions (QNECs) are allocated on the basis of compensation or some other
variable
aside from a participant's elective contribution; they are made to ALL eligible employees regardless of whether or not the employee contributes to or participates in the 401(k) plan — unless the QNEC is being used to satisfy ADP or ACP test corrections. As for
vesting, RMCs and DECs can be subject to vesting schedules, but QNECs are always 100% vested to employees' accounts when made.
1) Will your company be making any REGULAR MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS to employees' accounts?
No regular matching contributions will be made.
Our company MAY make matching contributions equal to a discretionary percentage that our company will determine at a later time.
Our company WILL make regular matching contributions at a rate of
% (e.g., 50%) to each dollar our participants defer into the plan.
Our company WILL make regular matching contributions at a rate of
% (e.g., 50%) to each dollar our participants defer into the plan, up to a maximum annual matching contribution of (check and complete one):
AND our company (check one)
will
will not contribute an additional discretionary percentage, to be determined by our company.
Other:
Unsure. Please contact me regarding regular matching contributions.
2) Would your company like to have the option of being able to make DISCRETIONARY EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS (i.e., profit-sharing contributions) to employees' accounts?
No, we do not want the option of even possibly making profit-sharing contributions.
Yes, our company will POSSIBLY make profit-sharing contributions in an amount to be determined by our company. AND DOES NOT want contribution amounts to be limited to current or accumulated net profit. (Checking this option in no
way obligates your company to making any actual contributions, it simply leaves open the possibility that you might.)
Yes, our company will POSSIBLY make profit-sharing contributions in an amount to be determined by our company AND DOES want contribution amounts to be limited to current or accumulated net profit. (Checking this option in no way
obligates your company to making any actual contributions, it simply leaves open the possibility that you might.)
Unsure. Please contact me regarding profit-sharing contributions
3) Would your company like to have the option of being able to make QUALIFIED NONELECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS to employees' accounts?
No (except as needed for discrimination test corrections).
Yes, our company will POSSIBLY make qualified nonelective contributions in an amount to be determined by our company. (Checking this option in no way obligates your company to making any actual contributions, it simply leaves open
the possibility that you might.)
Yes, our company will make qualified nonelective contributions equal to
% of the total compensation of all participants eligible to share in the allocations.
Unsure. Please contact me regarding profit-sharing contributions.