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To ensure that your plan is within IRS limits your service provider will conduct tests on the deferral (ADP) and match (ACP) relationships between highly compensated employees and non-highly compensated employees. Should your plan fail any of these two tests then you have the options of correcting them per below:
- Distribution or forfeit the excess amounts. The distributions are treated as taxable income to the participant for the calendar year in which the distribution is made.
- Make a 100%-vested employer contribution per the rules of your plan document.
A 10% excise tax is imposed on the plan sponsor for corrective distributions processed after the 15th day of the third month following the plan year-end. Please see your tax advisor if you find yourself in this situation. As always, there are many facets of the ADP/ACP tests that you should be aware of each year and your service provider is the best place to get the information from.
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