Employee Contributions to Workplace SIMPLE IRA and Solo 401k

As I understand it, if an employee with a side consulting business has a workplace 401k and solo 401k, the combined annual employee contribution between the 2 plans cannot exceed $19k in 2019 (assuming under 50). What if the employee has a workplace SIMPLE IRA. Can the employee contribute the maximum to the SIMPLE IRA and another $19k to the solo 401k (assuming he/she has the consulting income)? If not, can he/she contribute the difference to the solo 401k assuming he/she maximizes the SIMPLE IRA contribution? Thanks!



The max total contribution to the SIMPLE IRA and solo K is also 19k. If the SIMPLE IRA is maxed out, the difference between that and 19k can be contributed to the solo K.

You didn’t like the same answer 10 days ago.

Sorry, I did not fully understand your initial response.

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