PARTICIPATION IN ANOTHER PLAN Clause Samples
The "Participation in Another Plan" clause defines the rules and limitations regarding an individual's or entity's ability to participate in multiple benefit or insurance plans simultaneously. Typically, this clause outlines whether coverage under the current plan is affected if the participant is also enrolled in another similar plan, such as a group health insurance policy or retirement plan. For example, it may specify coordination of benefits procedures or restrict double-dipping of benefits. Its core function is to prevent overlapping coverage, clarify benefit entitlements, and avoid potential conflicts or excessive payouts between multiple plans.
PARTICIPATION IN ANOTHER PLAN. An eligible employee may participate in an employer's SIMPLE Plan, even ELIGIBLE EMPLOYERS: SIMPLE plans may be established by employers (including tax-exempt employers and governmental entities) that had no more than 100 employees who earned $5,000 or more in compensation during the preceding calendar year. For purposes of the 100- employee limitation, all employees employed at any time during the calendar year are taken into account, regardless of whether they are eligible to participate in the SIMPLE plan. This means that otherwise excludible employees (i.e. certain union employees, nonresident aliens with no U.S. source income, and those employees who have not met the plan's minimum eligibility requirements) must be taken into account. SIMPLE PLAN CONTRIBUTIONS: Elective Deferrals (Salary Reduction Contributions) - A salary reduction contribution is a contribution made pursuant to an employee's election to have an amount contributed to his or her SIMPLE IRA, rather than have the amount paid directly to the employee in cash. An eligible employee must be permitted to elect to have salary reduction contributions made at the level specified by the employee, expressed as a percentage of compensation for the year or as a specific dollar amount. The maximum salary reduction contribution per calendar year may not exceed "the applicable annual dollar limitation" described below. Salary reduction contributions may not begin until the eligible employee completes a form provided by the employer designed to permit the employee to elect the salary reduction percentage or specific dollar amount. An employer may not place any restrictions on the amount of an employee's salary reduction contributions (e.g. by limiting the contribution percentage), except to the extent needed to comply with the annual limit. Employer Contributions - 2 Options
PARTICIPATION IN ANOTHER PLAN. An eligible employee may participate in an employer's SIMPLE Plan, even if he or she also participates in a plan of a different employer for the same year. However, the employee's salary reduction contributions are subject to the limitation of section 402(g), which provides an aggregate limit on the exclusion for elective deferrals for any individual. The employee is responsible for monitoring compliance with these limitations. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYERS: SIMPLE plans may be established by employers (including tax-exempt employers and governmental entities) that had no more than 100 employees who earned $5,000 or more in compensation during the preceding calendar year. For purposes of the 100-employee limitation, all employees employed at anytime during the calendar year are taken into account, regardless of whether they are eligible to participate in the SIMPLE plan. This means that otherwise excludible employees (i.e. certain union employees, nonresident aliens with no U.S. source income, and those employees who have not met the plan's minimum eligibility requirements) must be taken into account. SIMPLE PLAN CONTRIBUTIONS: Catch-up Contributions - Beginning for 2002, if an individual has attained the age of 50 before the close of the taxable year for which an annual contribution is being made and meets the other eligibility requirements for making regular SIMPLE IRA contributions, the annual SIMPLE IRA deferral limit for that individual would be increased as follows: Employer Contributions - 2 Options
PARTICIPATION IN ANOTHER PLAN. An eligible employee may participate in an employer's SIMPLE Plan, even if he or she also participates in a plan of a different employer for the same year. However, the employee's salary reduction contributions are subject to the limitation of section 402(g), which provides an aggregate limit on the exclusion for elective deferrals for any individual. The employee is responsible for monitoring compliance with these limitations. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYERS: SIMPLE plans may be established by employers (including tax-exempt employers and governmental entities) that had no more than 100 employees who earned $5,000 or more in compensation during the preceding calendar year. For purposes of the 100- SIMPLE PLAN CONTRIBUTIONS: Elective Deferrals (Salary Reduction Contributions) - A salary reduction contribution is a contribution made pursuant to an employee's election to have an amount contributed to his or her SIMPLE IRA, rather than have the amount paid directly to the employee in cash. An eligible employee must be permitted to elect to have salary reduction contributions made at the level specified by the employee, expressed as a percentage of compensation for the year or as a specific dollar amount. The maximum salary reduction contribution per calendar year may not exceed "the applicable annual dollar limitation" described below. Salary reduction contributions may not begin until the eligible employee completes a form provided by the employer designed to permit the employee to elect the salary reduction percentage or specific dollar amount. An employer may not place any restrictions on the amount of an employee's salary reduction contributions (e.g. by limiting the contribution percentage), except to the extent needed to comply with the annual limit. Employer Contributions - 2 Options
PARTICIPATION IN ANOTHER PLAN. An eligible employee may participate in an employer’s SIMPLE Plan, even if he or she also participates in a plan ELIGIBLE EMPLOYERS: SIMPLE plans may be established by employers (in- cluding tax-exempt employers and governmental entities) that had no more than 100 employees who earned $5,000 or more in compensation during the preceding calendar year. For purposes of the 100-employee limitation, all employees employed at any time during the calendar year are taken SIMPLE PLAN CONTRIBUTIONS: Elective Deferrals (Salary Reduction Contributions)—A salary reduction contribution is a contribution made pursuant to an employee’s election to have an amount contributed to his or her SIMPLE IRA, rather than have the amount paid directly to the employee in cash. An eligible employee must Catch-up Contributions—Beginning for 2002, if an individual has attained the age of 50 before the close of the taxable year for which an annual contribution is being made and meets the other eligibility requirements for making salary reduction SIMPLE IRA contributions, the annual SIMPLE IRA deferral limit for that individual would be increased for 2015 through 2017 by $3,000, to $15,500. The additional catch-up amount for SIMPLE IRAs