SIMPLE employer contribution formulas
Hello,
Questions about the new increased SIMPLE employer contribution formulas:
- The new rules mention companies with 26 employees or more being able to elect a 4% match/3% non-elective contribution. Do the new rules allow these larger formulas for all employers? Including ones with less than 25 employees?
2.If wanting to do the larger employer formula or do the new non-elective profit sharing, would you agree that both of these provisions would need to be an election made the employer in the SIMPLE adoption agreement?
Thank you.
Permalink Submitted by Alan - IRA critic on Thu, 2024-08-22 19:33
No. For 25 EEs or less the normal contributions and the catch up contributions limits are increased by 10%, but the matching stays at 3% and non elective at 2%.
For 26 + EEs, the increased employer contributions should be stated on the adoption agreement, but the IRS needs to update the current one that only shows 3 or 2%. Until they do that the employer should correct the current form with the updated %s.
For purposes of determining the number of EEs (+/-26), the prior year count of employees that earned at least 5000 (whether or not still employed or still eligible) is used.