Egregious failures. In cases involving failures that are egregious (as described in section 4.09), (a) the maximum compliance fee applicable to the plan under the chart in 12.01(1) is increased to 40 percent of the Maximum Payment Amount and (b) no presumptive amount applies.
Egregious failures. SCP, VCO, VCGroup, and VCSEP are not available to correct Operational Failures that are egregious. For example, if an employer has consistently and improperly covered only highly compensated employees or if a contribution to a defined contribution plan for a highly compensated individual is several times greater than the dollar limit set forth in □ 415, the failure would be considered egregious. VCP is available to correct egregious failures; however, these failures are subject to the fees described in sections 12.01(4) and 12.05(6).
Egregious failures. SCP is not available to correct Operational Failures that are egregious. Egregious failures include: (a) a plan that has consistently and improperly covered only highly compensated employees; (b) a plan that provides more favorable benefits for an owner of the employer based on a purported collective bargaining agreement where there has in fact been no good faith bargaining between bona fide employee representatives and the employer (see Notice 2003-24, 2003-1 C.B. 853, with respect to welfare benefit funds); or (c) a defined contribution plan where a contribution is made on behalf of a highly compensated employee that is several times greater than the dollar limit set forth in § 415(c). VCP is available to correct egregious failures. However, egregious failures are subject to the VCP fees described in section 12.06 and, for purposes of section 12.06, an egregious failure would include any case in which the IRS concludes that the parties controlling the plan recognized that the action taken would constitute a Qualification Failure and the failure either involves a substantial number of participants or beneficiaries or involves participants who are predominantly highly compensated employees. Audit CAP also is available to correct egregious failures.
Egregious failures. SCP is not available to correct Operational Failures that are egregious. For example, any of the following would be considered egregious: (a) a plan has consistently and improperly covered only highly compensated employees; (b) a plan provides more favorable benefits for an owner of the employer based on a purported collective bargaining agreement where there has in fact been no good faith bargaining between bona fide employee representatives and the employer (see Notice 2003-24, 2003-1 C.B. 853, with respect to welfare benefit funds); or (c) a contribution to a defined contribution plan for a highly compensated employee is several times greater than the dollar limit set forth in § 415. VCP is available to correct egregious failures; however, these failures are subject to the fees described in section 12.06. Audit CAP is available to correct egregious failures.
Egregious failures. Neither APRSC nor the VCR program is available to correct Operational Failures that are egregious. For example, if an employer has consistently and improperly covered only highly compensated employees or if a contribution to a defined contribution plan for a highly compensated individual is several times greater than the dollar limit set forth in § 415, the failure would be considered egregious. Walk-In CAP and TVC are available to correct egregious failures; however, these failures are subject to the fees described in sections 13.05(3) and 13.06(6).
Egregious failures. SCP is not available to correct Operational Failures that are egregious. For example, if an employer has consistently and improperly covered only highly compensated employees or if a contribution to a defined contribution plan for a highly compensated individual is several times greater than the dollar limit set forth in § 415, the failure would be considered egregious. VCP is available to correct egregious failures; however, these failures are subject to the fees described in section 12.06.
