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Question 4
Dustin, who is 48 years old, works for Pinnacle Inc., with a salaryof $300,000, a car allowance, and a very nice expense account.Pinnacle is a Fortune 1,000 company that sponsors a defined benefitplan that pays 2 percent times years of participation times theaverage of the three final years of compensation. In addition,Pinnacle sponsors a 401(k) / profit sharing plan and contributes18% of employees salary to the profit sharing plan. There is noadditional match. If the ADP of the NHCEs is 3%, what is themaximum that Dustin can defer this year (2018)?
A.
$5,500.
B.
$13,750.
C.
$15,000.
D.
$18,500.
Question 5
Larry, age 55, is employed by BB Trucking Company as a tire repairspecialist. He earns $62,000 per year and received an allocation of$40,000 to his employer-provided profit sharing plan for the year.If BB Trucking does not match employee deferrals, what is themaximum amount Larry can defer to his 401(k) plan for the 2018 planyear?
A.
$15,000
B.
$18,500
C.
$21,000
D.
$24,500
Question 6
Jacques, who is age 45, has just resigned from his current job. Heworked for Ace, which sponsors a cash balance plan and a standard401(k) plan. Each of the plans uses the longest permitted vestingschedule and both plans are top heavy. He has a balance of $40,000in the cash balance plan, has deferred $20,000 into the 401(k) planand has employer matching contributions of $10,000. If he has beenemployed for three years, but only participating in the plans forthe last two years, how much does he keep if he leaves today?
A.
$ 20,000.
B.
$30,000.
C.
$60,000.
D.
$64,000.
Question 7
Mikael opened a fabulous restaurant ten years ago. The food is soexceptional that the restaurant has become one of the top spots inthe city. Mikael, age 55, is the sole owner with compensation of275,000. Mikaelâs son Jamel, age 28, is the master chef withcompensation of $100,000. Jamel has been with the restaurant fulltime since he turned 18. Mikael also employs 15 other individualswhose ages range between 25 and 35 and have compensation on averageof $40,000 per year. Mikael wants to establish a profit sharingplan. Which of the following statements is true?
A.
If Mikael selected the standard allocation method and the plancontributes 10 percent per individual, the plan will contribute$55,000 to Mikaelâs account.
B.
If Mikael selected the permitted disparity method and the plancontributes 10 percent per individual, the contribution the companymakes for Mikael will be increased.
C.
Considering the needs and wants of Mikael and Jamel, anage-based profit sharing plan is the best plan for both ofthem.
D.
A new comparability plan is the least expensive, simplest way tomeet both Mikael and Jamelâs retirement needs.
Question 8
Which of the following statements regarding an age-based profitsharing plan is correct?
A.
An age-based profit sharing plan provides a greater benefit tothose plan participants whose earnings exceed the Social Securitywage base and who are over fifty years old.
B.
An age-based profit sharing plan only provides a benefit tothose plan participants whose age is within 10 years of the age ofthe owner of the plan sponsor.
C.
An age-based profit sharing plan provides greater benefits tothe older plan participants.
D.
Younger plan participants in an age-based profit sharing planusually receive the majority of the profit sharing planallocation.
Question 9 :
Acme Inc., is establishing a retirement plan and they want a planthat includes a Roth account. Which of the following statements iscorrect about Roth accounts?
A.
Matching contributions can be contributed to Roth account.
B.
Amounts in a traditional 401(k) plan cannot be rolled over to aRoth account.
C.
Roth accounts do not require minimum distributions until afterthe death of the participant.
D.
Roth accounts permit access for taxpayers who may otherwise notbe able to contribute to a Roth IRA.
Question 10
Which of the following qualified plans would allocate a higherpercentage of the planâs current contributions to a certain classor group of eligible employees?
A profit sharing plan that uses permitteddisparity.
An age-based profit sharing plan.
A defined benefit pension plan.
A target benefit pension plan.
A.
1 only
B.
1 and 3
C.
2 and 4
D.
1, 2, 3, and 4
