Qualified Retirement Plans
Age-Weighted Profit Sharing - Frequently Asked Questions

Are contributions to age weighted profit sharing plans required to be made every year?

An age weighted profit sharing plan, while specialized, is still a profit sharing plan. As such, it still follows basic profit sharing rules. Thus, contributions may be discretionary and not required.
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Why would a client choose this type of plan?
This plan favors the older highly compensated employee. This employee may be the owner himself. It also is attractive because often the owner can get to the $30,000 maximum allocation without exceeding the 15% of compensation limitation.

 

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