{"id":707,"date":"2019-03-20T09:36:06","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T09:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/benetechinc.com\/?page_id=707"},"modified":"2023-09-27T18:16:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T18:16:24","slug":"profit-sharing-plans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/benetechinc.com\/profit-sharing-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Profit Sharing Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\tProfit Sharing Plans\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>A Profit Sharing plan is usually the most flexible and cost-effective plan option available to a small employer. Company contributions are at the discretion of the employer, and are not required in any particular year. There are no employee contributions allowed<\/p>\n\t<p><strong>The annual employer contribution can be allocated amongst eligible participants based on the client&#8217;s objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Basic (Pro-Rata) Employer Formula<\/h3>\n\t\t<p>Each participant receives the same percentage of compensation as an employer contribution (up to the allowable IRS limits)<\/p>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Integrated with Social Security<\/h3>\n\t\t<p>This allows a slight skewing of contributions in favor of employees making more than the Social Security wage base.<\/p>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Tiered Employer Formula <\/h3>\n\t\t<p>Participants are split into different category tiers (example: Owners and Others) and provides a maximum percentage of compensation to the owner for as little as 5% of compensation to all others. This formula is subject to age-based discrimination testing which benefits older owners.<\/p>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<p>Company contributions to a Profit Sharing Plan are limited to 25% of the total participants covered compensation annually. If an employer would prefer to make contributions in excess of 25% of covered compensation, or would prefer to make contributions for a targeted employee (i.e. the owner(s)) in excess of the individual maximum contribution limit of $66,000 (2023 limit), indexed annually), a Defined Benefit Plan or Cash Balance Plan should be considered.<\/p>\n\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\tYear-End Data Collection \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMade Easy\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benetechportal.com\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Benetech Portal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBenetech Portal\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p>Want to save up to $300,000 each year on a tax deferred basis?<\/p>\n\t<a href=\"\/use-our-calculator\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Use our calculator\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUse our calculator\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Profit Sharing Plans A Profit Sharing plan is usually the most flexible and cost-effective plan option available to a small employer. 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