A Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) plan is a business retirement plan that uses Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) as the investment vehicle. An employer contributes money into its employees’ Traditional IRAs, the employer gets a tax deduction, and the contribution is not income to the employee until distributed from the IRA.
For Patelco, we offer SEP IRA for sole proprietors, so the employer and employee is the same individual.
Minimum amount of record keeping required
Self-employed individuals can fully deduct contributions
Lesser of 25% of an eligible employee’s compensation or $70,000
SEP contributions can be made on behalf of individuals
May contribute to a SEP up to tax-filing due date, plus extensions
SEP Contributions are reported on the year of receipt regardless of the tax year to which the contributions were made
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SEP is also a Traditional IRA. It is a business retirement plan that uses Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) as the investment vehicle.
A SEP IRA is subject to different contribution limits than a Traditional IRA.
Once the employer makes a SEP plan contribution to an IRA, the contribution becomes an IRA asset and is subject to all the regular IRA rules and regulations. There are several other benefits of SEP plans:
SEP IRAs are used by small businesses and self-employed individuals to meet their retirement savings needs It’s a great option for many business owners because it does not come with many of the start-up and operating costs of most conventional employer-sponsored retirement plans. Many employers also set up a SEP IRA to contribute to their own retirement at higher levels than a traditional IRA allows.
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Investment products can also be held in an IRA. We want to help you invest your money wisely. Schedule a complimentary meeting with any of our experienced CUSO Financial Services, L.P. (“CFS”) financial advisors.2 We’ll talk with you about your goals and interests, find out where you are financially, and get you started on a path that works for you
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1 Consult tax advisor about IRA tax advantages.
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