An employer-sponsored retirement plan includes a plan qualified under Internal Revenue Code sections 401(a) (including a 401(k) plan), qualified annuity plan under section 403(a), tax-sheltered annuity plan under section 403(b), Simplified Employee Pension plan under section 408(k), a SIMPLE IRA plan under section 408(p), or governmental deferred compensation plan under section 457(b). It does not include payroll deduction IRAs.
Articles in this section
- Do all employers have to facilitate the program?
- Which employers are eligible to participate in the program?
- What if I already offer a qualified retirement plan?
- What is considered a qualified, employer-sponsored retirement plan?
- What if a business or nonprofit doesn't register for the program as required by law?
- I already offer a 401(k) or similar plan to some employees but not all. Do I have to offer this program too?
- Do payroll deduction IRAs count as a qualified, employer-sponsored retirement plan?
- Do I need to facilitate the program if I have only a small number of employees?
- What happens if a participating business or nonprofit falls below the program eligibility threshold eligible employees?
- If I offer the program to my employees now and then decide to offer a qualified retirement plan later, what do I do?
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- I already offer a 401(k) or similar plan to some employees but not all. Do I have to offer this program too?
- Can employers cancel their employer-sponsored retirement plans and offer this instead?
- Which employers are eligible to participate in the program?
- If an employer offers a retirement plan that excludes part-time employees, is the employer able to join the Minnesota Secure Choice Retirement Program to cover the part-time employees?
- What if I already offer a qualified retirement plan?