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Retirement Plan Fundamentals

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  • Answer 38 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Deposit of assets into the retirement plan - usually by a participant or sponsor.






2. IRC-specified maximum amount of employee salary that may finance contributions to a retirement plan in a pre-tax manner.






3. IRC-specified regulated minimum value of distributions to participants at certain age.






4. Pay-out of funds from a retirement plan to a participant.






5. Retirement plan that stipulates the amount put IN to the plan - but not the amount that the participant will ultimately receive. Usually funded by participant and/or sponsor of plan. Examples: 401k - IRA






6. IRS form to report income other than wages.






7. Distribution of plan assets to participant allowed under unusual circumstances such as health issue - death in family - college education funding need - loss of employment - etc.






8. Legtal entity that includes state - local - and municipal government bodies.






9. Annual testing of plan's activities to ensure nondiscrimination of non highly compensated employees.






10. IRS form to report income other than wages.






11. Amount of time the employee must work to earn a non-forfeitable right to the benefit accrued by the employee in the plan.






12. Retirement plan that stipulates the amount the participant will RECEIVE from the plan - but not the amount that will be contributed to the plan. Usually funded by the sponsor. Example: traditional pension plan






13. The agreement between the Plan Sponsor and the Plan Provider.






14. The agreement between the Plan Sponsor and the Plan Provider.






15. Distribution of plan assets to participant allowed under unusual circumstances such as health issue - death in family - college education funding need - loss of employment - etc.






16. Provisions in the regulation that allow older workers to contribute more deferred income to their retirement plan.






17. Legal entity that establishes the retirement plan for participants. Retirement plan sponsors are usually the employer of the participants.






18. Non-vested portion of sponsor contributions to participant's retirement funds.






19. Pay-out of funds from a retirement plan to a participant.






20. Legal entity that is a traditional non-profit organization.






21. Retirement plan that stipulates the amount the participant will RECEIVE from the plan - but not the amount that will be contributed to the plan. Usually funded by the sponsor. Example: traditional pension plan






22. The person who will benefit from the assets of the plan - once they retire. Usually the employees of the plan sponsor.






23. Annual testing of plan's activities to ensure nondiscrimination of non highly compensated employees.






24. IRC-specified maximum amount of employee salary that may finance contributions to a retirement plan in a pre-tax manner.






25. IRC-specified regulated minimum value of distributions to participants at certain age.






26. Deposit of assets into the retirement plan - usually by a participant or sponsor.






27. Have all the limits of a traditional 401(k) plan - but without the required ADP/ACP testing for non-discrimination.






28. Retirement plan that stipulates the amount put IN to the plan - but not the amount that the participant will ultimately receive. Usually funded by participant and/or sponsor of plan. Examples: 401k - IRA






29. Legtal entity that includes state - local - and municipal government bodies.






30. Type of legal entity that is for-profit - private.






31. Amount of time the employee must work to earn a non-forfeitable right to the benefit accrued by the employee in the plan.






32. Have all the limits of a traditional 401(k) plan - but without the required ADP/ACP testing for non-discrimination.






33. Legal entity that establishes the retirement plan for participants. Retirement plan sponsors are usually the employer of the participants.






34. Legal entity that is a traditional non-profit organization.






35. Non-vested portion of sponsor contributions to participant's retirement funds.






36. The person who will benefit from the assets of the plan - once they retire. Usually the employees of the plan sponsor.






37. Type of legal entity that is for-profit - private.






38. Provisions in the regulation that allow older workers to contribute more deferred income to their retirement plan.