Testing Compensation means the total of a Participant’s wages, salary and other amounts paid by an Employer and reported in Internal Revenue Service Form W-2, and any amounts deferred under section 402(g)(3) or 125 of the Code and, effective January 1, 2001, section 132(f)(4) of the Code; provided, however, for purposes of Sections 5.02, 5.03 and 5.04, the Plan Manager may elect to exclude amounts deducted in accordance with sections 125, 132(f)(4), and 402(e)(3) of the Code as Testing Compensation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any amounts deducted on a pre-tax basis for group health coverage because the Participant is unable to certify that he or she has other health coverage, so long as the Employer does not otherwise request or collect information regarding the Participant’s other health coverage as part of the enrollment process for the Employer’s health plan, shall be included as Testing Compensation. Effective January 1, 2008, Compensation for purposes of this Section shall include regular pay as described in Treasury Regulation section 1.415(c)-(2)(e)(3)(ii) if paid by the end of the Limitation Year that includes the Employee’s termination of employment, or if later, 2-1/2 months after the Employee’s termination of employment (“the Post-Termination Period”). Any payments not described in the foregoing sentence shall not be considered Compensation if paid after termination of employment, even if they are paid within the Post Termination Period. Only the first $230,000, as adjusted in accordance with section 401(a)(17)(B) of the Code and the regulations thereunder, of the amount otherwise described in this Section shall be counted on or after January 1, 2008. Effective January 1, 2009, Testing Compensation shall include the amount of any military differential wage payments made by the Employer to a Participant in accordance with section 3401(h) and section 414(u)(12) of the Code.
Testing Compensation means the total of a Participant’s wages, salary and other amounts paid by an Employer and reported in IRS Form W-2, and any amounts deferred under section 402(g)(3) or 125 of the Code and, effective January 1, 2001, section 132(f)(4) of the Code; provided, however, for purposes of Sections 5.02, 5.03 and 5.04, the Administrative Committee may elect to exclude amounts deducted in accordance with sections 125, 132(f)(4), and 402(e)(3) of the Code as Testing Compensation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any amounts deducted on a pre-tax basis for group health coverage because the Participant is unable to certify that he or she has other health coverage, so long as the Employer does not otherwise request or collect information regarding the Participant’s other health coverage as part of the enrollment process for the Employer’s health plan, shall be included as Testing Compensation.
Testing Compensation means, for purposes of the ADP Test and ACP Test, compensation within the meaning of Code section 414(s)(1), except that the Administrative Committee may elect not to include in such compensation any amount which is contributed by the Employer pursuant to a salary reduction agreement and which is not includible in gross income of the Employee under Code section 125, 132(f)(4), 402(e)(3), 402(h), or 403(b).
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Testing Compensation may be determined over the Plan Year for which the applicable test is being performed or the calendar year ending within such Plan Year.
A Participant’s contribution percentage is the ratio of the contributions made on behalf of the Participant that are included under the ACP Test, expressed as a percentage of the Participant’s Testing Compensation for the Plan Year.
For any Plan Year in which the Plan is determined to be top-heavy or super top-heavy within the meaning of Section 11.01, the Plan shall provide a minimum Employer contribution (consisting of Matching Contributions, nonelective Employer contributions, or both) for each Participant who is a Non-Key Employee and has not incurred a Severance from Employment by the end of the Plan Year in an amount equal to 5% of the Participant’s Testing Compensation.
The Plan Administrator may determine on an annual basis (and within its discretion) the components of Testing Compensation for purposes of applying the ADP Test, the ACP Test and the Multiple Use Test.
In no event may Testing Compensation for any Participant exceed the Compensation Dollar Limitation defined in Section 22.32.
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Testing Compensation means compensation as defined in Code Section 414(s). "Testing compensation" shall be based on the amount actually paid to a Participant during the "testing year" or, at the option of the Employer, during that portion of the "testing year" during which the Participant is an Active Participant; provided, however, that if the Employer elected different Eligibility Service requirements for purposes of eligibility to make Deferral Contributions and to receive Matching Employer Contributions, then "testing compensation" must be based on the amount paid to a Participant during the full "testing year".The annual "testing compensation" of each Active Participant taken into account in applying the "ADP" test described in Section 6.03 and the "ACP" test described in Section 6.06 for any "testing year" shall not exceed the annual compensation limit under Code Section 401(a)(17) as in effect on the first day of the "testing year" (e.g., $210,000 for the "testing year" beginning in 2005). This limit shall be adjusted by the Secretary to reflect increases in the cost of living, as provided in Code Section 401(a)(17)(B); provided, however, that the dollar increase in effect on January 1 of any calendar year is effective for "testing years" beginning in such calendar year. If a Plan determines "testing compensation" over a period that contains fewer than 12 calendar months (a "short determination period"), then the Compensation limit for such "short determination period" is equal to the Compensation limit for the calendar year in which the "short determination period" begins multiplied by the ratio obtained by dividing the number of full months in the "short determination period" by 12; provided, however, that such proration shall not apply if there is a "short determination period" because (1) an election was made, in accordance with any rules and regulations issued by the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate, to apply the "ADP" test described in Section 6.03 and/or the "ACP" test described in Section 6.06 based only on Compensation paid during the portion of the "testing year" during which an individual was an Active Participant or (2) an Employee is covered under the Plan for fewer than 12 calendar months or (3) there is a short initial Plan Year.
Testing Compensation means the compensation for all eligible Employees for a Plan Year under Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(s)-1(c)(4), including any differential wage payments (as defined in Code Section 3401(h)(2)).
Testing Compensation means income reported as wages, tips and other compensation on Form W-2 plus pre-tax deductions under Code Sections 125, 132(f), 401(k), and 402(g)(3). Testing Compensation shall include Deemed 125 Compensation, as defined in Section 1.16 of the Plan.
Testing Compensation means compensation as defined in Code Section 414(s). “Testing compensation” shall be based on the amount actually paid to a Participant during the “testing year” or, at the option of the Employer, during that portion of the “testing year” during which the Participant is an Active Participant; provided, however, that if the Employer elected different Eligibility Service requirements for purposes of eligibility to make Deferral Contributions and to receive Matching Employer Contributions, then “testing compensation” must be based on the amount paid to a Participant during the full “testing year”. The annual “testing compensation” of each Active Participant taken into account in applying the “ADP” test described in Section 6.03 and the “ACP” test described in Section 6.06 for any “testing year” shall not exceed the annual compensation limit under Code Section 401(a)(17) as in effect on the first day of the “testing year” (e.g., $255,000 for the “testing year” beginning in 2013). This limit shall be adjusted by the Secretary to reflect increases in the cost of living, as provided in Code Section 401(a)(17)(B); provided, however, that the dollar increase in effect on January 1 of any calendar year is effective for “testing years” beginning in such calendar year. If a Plan determines “testing compensation” over a period that contains fewer than 12 calendar months (a “short determination period”), then the Compensation limit for such “short determination period” is equal to the Compensation limit for the calendar year in which the “short determination period” begins multiplied by the ratio obtained by dividing the number of full months in the “short determination period” by 12; provided, however, that such proration shall not apply if there is a “short determination period” because an election was made, in accordance with any rules and regulations issued by the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate, to apply the “ADP” test described in Section 6.03 and/or the “ACP” test described in Section 6.06 based only on “testing compensation” paid during the portion of the “testing year” during which an individual was an Active Participant.
Testing Compensation means any of the definitions of compensation which are set forth in Section 23.5.2, as designated by the Committee. If elected by the Committee, each such definition of compensation may be modified to include any amounts excludable from the employee's gross income under Section 125, 402(e)(3), 402(h), or 403(b) of the Code. The amount of testing compensation with respect to any participant shall include his testing compensation for the entire plan year or, if elected by the Committee, that portion of the plan year in which the employee was eligible to participate in the plan. Notwithstanding the above, a participant's testing compensation shall be subject to the annual compensation limitation set forth in Section 1.13.3.
Testing Compensation means wages, within the meaning of Section 3401(a), and all other payments of compensation to an Employee by the Employer (in the course of the Employer’s trade or business) for which the Employer is required to furnish the Employee a written statement under Sections 6041(d), 6051(a)(3), and 6052. Testing Compensation shall be determined without regard to any rules under Section 3401(a) that limit the remuneration included in wages based on the nature or location of the employment or the services performed (such as the exception for agricultural labor in Section 3401(a)(2)). Testing Compensation shall also include any amounts not includible in the Participant’s taxable income by reason of a salary reduction arrangement with an Employer under Code Section 125, 401(k), 402(e)(3), 402(h), 403(b) or 132(f) which if paid would have been Testing Compensation. The term shall also include military differential pay. The term Testing Compensation does not include amounts in excess of the dollar limit described in Code Section 401(a)(17) ($275,000 for 2018, as adjusted annually thereafter for cost-of-living increases in accordance with Code Section 415(d)). In order to be taken into account for a Limitation Year, Testing Compensation must actually be paid or made available to an Employee (or if earlier, includible in the gross income of the Employee) within the Limitation Year and prior to severance from employment as set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.415(c)-2(e)(1), subject to the minor timing differences set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.415(c)-2(e)(2) and the inclusion of regular pay after severance from employment set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.415(c)-2(e)(3).
Testing Compensation means compensation, as defined in any manner permitted by Code Section 414(s) and regulations promulgated thereunder, including Treas. Reg. Section 1.414(s)-1, other than "rate of compensation" as defined in Treas. Reg. Section 1.414(s)-1(e), paid during the Plan Year by the Employer or by any member of the Employer Group to a Participant, while he is a Participant, for services actually performed. Compensation taken into account shall be limited as described in Code Section 401(a)(17), as adjusted for the cost of living by the Secretary of the Treasury.