A Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees (SIMPLE IRA) allows individuals and small businesses with 100 or fewer employees to set aside money in tax-advantaged retirement accounts.
Key Advantages:
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Salary deferral plan easily established with less administration
Electronic funding with customized contribution allocation for each participant
Can be paired with other retirement accounts
Eligibility:
Available to businesses with 100 or fewer employees and self-employed individuals
Includes sole proprietors, partnerships, C corporations, S corporations
Up to $13,500 in salary deferrals; $3,000 catch-up contribution if age 50 or older
2020 & 2021 Employer Contribution Limits:
2020 & 2021 Employer Contribution Limits:
The employer is generally required to match each employee’s salary reduction contributions on a dollar-for-dollar basis up to 3% of the employee’s compensation. This requirement does not apply if the employer makes non-elective contributions instead.
Instead of matching contributions, an employer can choose to make non-elective contributions of 2% of each eligible employee’s compensation up to the annual limit of $290,000 for 2021; $285,000 for 2020. If the employer makes this choice, it must make non-elective contributions whether or not the employee chooses to make salary reduction contributions.
Withdrawals:
Withdraw at any time but a 10% penalty may apply if you are under age 59 ½. If the withdrawal is taken within the first two years of participation in the plan that penalty increases to 25%.
Up to $13,500 in salary deferrals; $3,000 catch-up contribution if age 50 or older
2020 & 2021 Employer Contribution Limits:
2020 & 2021 Employer Contribution Limits:
The employer is generally required to match each employee’s salary reduction contributions on a dollar-for-dollar basis up to 3% of the employee’s compensation. This requirement does not apply if the employer makes non-elective contributions instead.
Instead of matching contributions, an employer can choose to make non-elective contributions of 2% of each eligible employee’s compensation up to the annual limit of $290,000 for 2021; $285,000 for 2020. If the employer makes this choice, it must make non-elective contributions whether or not the employee chooses to make salary reduction contributions.
Withdrawals:
Withdraw at any time but a 10% penalty may apply if you are under age 59 ½. If the withdrawal is taken within the first two years of participation in the plan that penalty increases to 25%.
