Common use of Current Year Testing Clause in Contracts

Current Year Testing. If elected by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement, the actual contribution percentage tests in (a) and (b), above, will be applied by comparing the current Plan Year’s actual contribution percentage for Members who are Highly Compensated Employees for such Plan Year with the current Plan Year’s actual contribution percentage for Members who are Non-Highly Compensated Employees for such year. Once made, this election can only be changed and the Prior Year Testing method applied if the Plan meets the requirements for changing to Prior Year Testing set forth in IRS Notice 98-1 (or superseding guidance). For purposes of this Article III, the “actual contribution percentage for a Plan Year means for a specified group of Employees, the average of the ratios (calculated separately for each Employee in such group) of (A) the sum of (i) Member after-tax contributions credited to his Account for the Plan Year, (ii) Employer matching contributions and/or supplemental contributions under Formula 1 credited to his Account as described in this Article for the Plan Year, and (iii) in accordance with and to the extent permitted by the IRS Regulations, 401(k) deferrals (and, as provided in Section 3.9, any Employer qualified nonelective contributions) credited to his Account, to (B) the amount of the Member’s compensation (as defined in Section 414(s) of the Code) for the Plan Year or, alternatively, where specifically elected by the Employer, for only that part of the Plan Year during which the Member was eligible to participate in the Plan. An Employee’s actual contribution percentage shall be zero if no such contributions are made by him or on his behalf for such Plan Year. The TPA shall determine as of the end of the Plan Year whether one of the actual contribution percentage tests specified above is satisfied for such Plan Year. This determination shall be made after first determining the treatment of excess deferrals within the meaning of Section 402(g) of the Code under Section 3.2 above and then determining the treatment of excess contributions under Section 3.10 above. In the event that neither of the actual contribution percentage tests is satisfied, the TPA shall (i) refund the excess aggregate contributions to the extent attributable to Member after-tax contributions and vested matching contributions for which the underlying Member after-tax contributions or 401(k) deferrals are not subject to correction under the actual deferral percentage or actual contribution percentage tests for such year (and any income related thereto) and (ii) forfeit the excess aggregate contributions to the extent attributable to non-vested Employer matching contributions and vested Employer matching contributions for which the underlying Member after-tax contributions or 401(k) deferrals are subject to correction under the actual deferral percentage or actual contribution percentage tests for such year (and any income related thereto), in the manner described below. For purposes of this Article III, “excess aggregate contributions” means, with respect to any Plan Year and with respect to any Member, the excess of the aggregate amount of contributions (and any earnings and losses allocable thereto) made as (i) Member after-tax contributions credited to his Account for the Plan Year, (ii) Employer matching contributions and/or supplemental contributions under Formula 1 credited to his Account as described in this Article for the Plan Year, and (iii) in accordance with and to the extent permitted by the IRS Regulations, 401(k) deferrals (and, as provided in Section 3.9, any Employer qualified nonelective contributions) credited to his Account (if the Plan Administrator elects to take into account such deferrals and contributions when calculating the actual contribution percentage) of Highly Compensated Employees for such Plan Year, over the maximum amount of such contributions that could be made as Employer contributions, Member contributions and 401(k) deferrals of such Members without violating the requirements of any Subparagraph of this Section 3.11.

Current Year Testing. If elected by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement, the actual contribution percentage tests in (a) and (b), above, will be applied by comparing the current Plan Year’s actual contribution percentage for Members who are Highly Compensated Employees for such Plan Year with the current Plan Year’s actual contribution percentage for Members who are Non-Highly Compensated Employees for such year. Once made, this election can only be changed and the Prior Year Testing method applied if the Plan meets the requirements for changing to Prior Year Testing set forth in IRS Notice 98-1 (or superseding guidance). For purposes of this Article III, the “actual contribution percentage percentage” for a Plan Year means for a specified group of Employees, the average of the ratios (calculated separately for each Employee in such group) of (A) the sum of (i) Member after-tax contributions credited to his Account for the Plan Year, (ii) Employer matching contributions and/or supplemental contributions under Formula 1 credited to his Account as described in this Article for the Plan Year, and (iii) in accordance with and to the extent permitted by the IRS Regulations, 401(k) deferrals (and, as provided in Section 3.9, any Employer qualified nonelective contributions) credited to his Account, to (B) the amount of the Member’s compensation (as defined in Section 414(s) of the Code) for the Plan Year or, alternatively, where specifically elected by the Employer, for only that part of the Plan Year during which the Member was eligible to participate in the Plan. An Employee’s actual contribution percentage shall be zero if no such contributions are made by him or on his behalf for such Plan Year. The TPA shall determine as of the end of the Plan Year whether one of the actual contribution percentage tests specified above is satisfied for such Plan Year. This determination shall be made after first determining the treatment of excess deferrals within the meaning of Section 402(g) of the Code under Section 3.2 above and then determining the treatment of excess contributions under Section 3.10 above. In the event that neither of the actual contribution percentage tests is satisfied, the TPA shall (i) refund the excess aggregate contributions to the extent attributable to Member after-tax contributions and vested matching contributions for which the underlying Member after-tax contributions or 401(k) deferrals are not subject to correction under the actual deferral percentage or actual contribution percentage tests for such year (and any income related thereto) and (ii) forfeit the excess aggregate contributions to the extent attributable to non-vested Employer matching contributions and vested Employer matching contributions for which the underlying Member after-tax contributions or 401(k) deferrals are subject to correction under the actual deferral percentage or actual contribution percentage tests for such year (and any income related thereto), in the manner described below. For purposes of this Article III, “excess aggregate contributions” means, with respect to any Plan Year and with respect to any Member, the excess of the aggregate amount of contributions (and any earnings and losses allocable thereto) made as (i) Member after-tax contributions credited to his Account for the Plan Year, (ii) Employer matching contributions and/or supplemental contributions under Formula 1 credited to his Account as described in this Article for the Plan Year, and (iii) in accordance with and to the extent permitted by the IRS Regulations, 401(k) deferrals (and, as provided in Section 3.9, any Employer qualified nonelective contributions) credited to his Account (if the Plan Administrator elects to take into account such deferrals and contributions when calculating the actual contribution percentage) of Highly Compensated Employees for such Plan Year, over the maximum amount of such contributions that could be made as Employer contributions, Member contributions and 401(k) deferrals of such Members without violating the requirements of any Subparagraph of this Section 3.11.