Standardized Profit Sharing Plan
ADOPTION AGREEMENT
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SECTION 1. EMPLOYER INFORMATION
Name of Employer:
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Address_______________________________________________________________
City: _______________________State:______________________ Zip:______________
Telephone: _________________ Federal Tax Identification Number______________
Income Tax Year End __________________________
Type of Business (Check only one) [ ] Sole Proprietorship [ ] Partnership [ ]
Corporation [ ] Other (Specify)_______________
Nature of Business
(Describe)_______________________________________________
Plan Sequence No. __________ (Enter 001 if this is the first qualified plan
the Employer has ever maintained, enter 002 if it is the second, etc.)
For a plan which covers only the owner of the business, please provide the
following information about the owner:
Social Security No._________________ Date Business Established ____________
Date of Birth________________________ Marital Status_______________________
Home Address
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SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATES Check and complete Option A or B
Option A: [ ] This is the initial adoption of a profit sharing plan by
the Employer. The Effective Date of this Plan is ________, 19 .
NOTE: The effective date is usually the first day of the Plan
Year in which this Adoption Agreement is signed.
Option B: [ ] This is an amendment and restatement of an existing
profit sharing plan (a Prior Plan). The Prior Plan was initially
effective on _____________. The Effective Date of this amendment
and restatement is ________________. NOTE: The effective date
is usually the first day of the Plan Year in which this Adoption
Agreement is signed.
SECTION 3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Complete Parts A, B and C
Part A. Years of Eligibility Service Requirement:
An Employee will be eligible to become a Participant in the Plan after
completing _______ (enter 0, 1 or 2) Years of Eligibility Service. NOTE:
If more than 1 year is selected, the immediate 100% vesting schedule of
Section 5, Option C will automatically apply. If left blank, the Years of
Eligibility Service required will be deemed to be 0.
Part B. Age Requirement:
An Employee will be eligible to become a Participant in the Plan after
attaining age ____________ (no more than 21). NOTE: If left blank, it
will be deemed there is no age requirement for eligibility.
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Part C. Class of Employees Eligible to Participate:
All Employees shall be eligible to become a Participant in the Plan,
except the following (if checked):
[ ] Those Employees included in a unit of Employees covered by the
terms of a collective bargaining agreement between Employee
representatives (the term "Employee representatives" does not
include any organization more than half of whose members are
Employees who are owners, officers or executives of the Employer)
and the Employer under which retirement benefits were the subject
of good faith bargaining unless the agreement provides that such
Employees are to be included in the Plan, and except those
Employees who are non-resident aliens pursuant to Section 410(b)
(3)(C) of the Code and who received no earned income from the
Employer which constitutes income from sources within the United
States.
SECTION 4. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION AND ALLOCATION FORMULA
Part A. Contribution Formula
For each Plan Year the Employer will contribute an amount to be
determined from year to year.
Part B. Allocation Formula: (Check Option 1 or 2)
Option 1: [ ] Pro Rata Formula. Employer Contributions and Forfeitures
shall be allocated to the Individual Accounts of qualifying
Participants in the ratio that each qualifying Participant's
Compensation for the Plan Year bears to the total Compensation
of all qualifying Participants for the Plan Year.
Option 2: [ ] Integrated Formula: Employer Contributions and
Forfeitures shall be allocated as follows (Start with Step 3 if
this Plan is not a Top-Heavy Plan):
Step 1. Employer Contributions and Forfeitures shall first be
allocated pro rata to qualifying Participants in the
manner described in Section 4, Part B, Option 1. The
percent so allocated shall not exceed 3% of each
qualifying Participant's Compensation.
Step 2. Any Employer Contributions and Forfeitures remaining
after the allocation in Step 1 shall be allocated to each
qualifying Participant's Individual Account in the ratio
that each qualifying Participant's Compensation for the
Plan Year in excess of the integration level bears to all
qualifying Participants' Compensation in excess of the
integration level, but not in excess of 3%.
Step 3. Any Employer Contributions and Forfeitures remaining
after the allocation in Step 2 shall be allocated to each
qualifying Participant's Individual Account in the ratio
that the sum of each qualifying Participant's total
Compensation and Compensation in excess of the
integration level bears to the sum of all qualifying
Participants' total Compensation and Compensation in
excess of the integration level, but not in excess of the
profit sharing maximum disparity rate as described in
Section 3.01(B)(3) of the Plan.
Step 4. Any Employer Contributions and Forfeitures remaining
after the allocation in Step 3 shall be allocated pro rata
to qualifying Participants in the manner described in
Section 4, Part B, Option 1.
The integration level shall be (Choose one):
Option 1: [ ] The Taxable Wage Base
Option 2: [ ] $______ (a dollar amount less than the Taxable Wage Base)
Option 3: [ ] ______% of the Taxable Wage Base
NOTE: If no box is checked, the integration level shall be the Taxable
Wage Base.
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SECTION 5. VESTING
A Participant shall become Vested in his or her Individual Account
attributable to Employer Contributions and Forfeitures as follows
(Choose one):
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YEARS OF VESTING SERVICE
Option A [ ] Option B [ ] Option C [ ] Option D [ ] (Complete if Chosen)
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VESTED PERCENTAGE
1 0% 0% 100% ____%
2 0% 20% 100% ____%
3 100% 40% 100% ____% (not less than 20%)
4 100% 60% 100% ____% (not less than 40%)
5 100% 80% 100% ____% (not less than 60%)
6 100% 100% 100% ____% (not less than 80%)
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NOTE: If left blank, Option C, 100% vesting, will be deemed to be selected.
SECTION 6. NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE
The Normal Retirement Age under the Plan is age _____ (not to exceed 65).
NOTE: If left blank, the Normal Retirement Age will be deemed to be age
59 1/2.
SECTION 7. HOURS REQUIRED Complete Parts A and B
Part A. ________ Hours of Service (no more than 1,000) shall be
required to constitute a Year of Vesting Service or a Year of
Eligibility Service.
Part B. ________ Hours of Service (no more than 500) must be exceeded to
avoid a Break in Vesting Service or a Break in Eligibility
Service.
NOTE: The number of hours in Part A must be greater than the
number of hours in Part B.
SECTION 8. OTHER OPTIONS Answer "Yes" or "No" to each of the following
questions by checking the appropriate box. If a box is not
checked for a question, the answer will be deemed to be "No."
A. Loans: Will loans to Participants pursuant to Section 6.08 of the
Plan be permitted? [ ] Yes [ ] No
B. Participant Direction of Investments: Will Participants be permitted
to direct the investment of their Individual Accounts pursuant to
Section 5.14 of the Plan? [ ] Yes [ ] No
C. In-Service Withdrawals: Will Participants be permitted to make
withdrawals during service pursuant to Section 6.01(A)(3) of the
Plan? [ ] Yes [ ] No
NOTE: If the Plan is being adopted to amend and replace a Prior Plan
which permitted in-service withdrawals you must answer "Yes."
Check here if such withdrawals will be permitted only on account of
hardship. [ ]
SECTION 9. JOINT AND SURVIVOR ANNUITY
Part A. Retirement Equity Act Safe Harbor:
Will the safe harbor provisions of Section 6.05(F) of the Plan
apply (Choose only one Option)?
Option 1: [ ] Yes
Option 2: [ ] No
NOTE: You must select "No" if you are adopting this Plan as an
amendment and restatement of a Prior Plan that was subject to the
joint and survivor annuity requirements.
Part B. Survivor Annuity Percentage: (Complete only if your answer in
Section 9, Part A is "No.")
The survivor annuity portion of the Joint and Survivor Annuity
shall be a percentage equal to _____ (at least 50% but no more
than 100%) of the amount paid to the Participant prior to his or
her death.
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SECTION 10. ADDITIONAL PLANS
An Employer who has ever maintained or who later adopts any plan
(including a welfare benefit fund, as defined in Section 419(e) of the
Code, which provides post-retirement medical benefits allocated to
separate accounts for key employees as defined in Section 419A(d) (3)
of the Code or an individual medical account, as defined in Section
415(1)(2) of the Code) in addition to this Plan (other than a paired
standardized profit sharing plan using Basic Plan Document No. 03) may
not rely on the opinion letter issued by the National Office of the
Internal Revenue Service as evidence that this Plan is qualified under
Section 401 of the Code. If the Employer who adopts or maintains
multiple plans wishes to obtain reliance that the Employer's plan(s)
are qualified, application for a determination letter should be made
to the appropriate Key District Director of Internal Revenue.
This Adoption Agreement may be used only in conjunction with Basic
Plan Document No. 03.
SECTION 11. EMPLOYER SIGNATURE Important: Please read before signing
I am an authorized representative of the Employer named above and I
state the following:
1. I acknowledge that I have relied upon my own advisors regarding
the completion of this Adoption Agreement and the legal and tax
implications of adopting this Plan.
2. I understand that my failure to properly complete this Adoption
Agreement may result in disqualification of the Plan.
3. I understand that the Prototype Sponsor will inform me of any
amendments made to the Plan and will notify me should it
discontinue or abandon the Plan.
4. I have received a copy of this Adoption Agreement and the
corresponding Basic Plan Document.
Signature for Employer_____________________________Date Signed_______________
Type Name____________________________________________________________________
SECTION 12. TRUSTEE OR CUSTODIAN Check and complete only one option
Option A. [ ] Financial Organization as Trustee or Custodian
Check One: [ ] Custodian, [ ] Trustee without full trust powers,
or [ ] Trustee with full trust powers
NOTE: Custodian will be deemed selected if no box is checked.
Financial Organization____________________________________________________
Signature_________________________________________________________________
Type Name_________________________________________________________________
Option B. [ ] Individual Trustee(s)
Signature ________________________________________________________________
Signature_________________________________________________________________
Type Name _____________________________ Type Name_________________________
SECTION 13. PROTOTYPE SPONSOR
Name of Prototype Sponsor
Address___________________________________________________________________
Telephone Number__________________________________________________________
SECTION 14. LIMITATION ON ALLOCATIONS - More Than One Plan If you maintain or
ever maintained another qualified plan (other than a paired standardized
money purchase pension plan using Basic Plan Document No. 03) in which any
Participant in this Plan is (or was) a Participant or could become a
Participant, you must complete this section. You must also complete this
section if you maintain a welfare benefit fund, as defined in Section
419(e) of the Code, or an individual medical account, as defined in
Section 415(l)(2) of the Code, under which amounts are
treated as annual additions with respect to any Participant in this Plan.
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Part A. If the Participant is covered under another qualified defined
contribution plan maintained by the Employer, other than a master or
prototype plan:
1. [ ] The provisions of Section 3.05(B)(1) through 3.05(B)(6) of
the Plan will apply as if the other plan were a master or
prototype plan.
2. [ ] Other method. (Provide the method under which the plans
will limit total annual additions to the maximum permissible
amount, and will properly reduce any excess amounts, in a
manner that precludes Employer discretion.) ________________
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Part B. If the Participant is or has ever been a participant in a
defined benefit plan maintained by the Employer, the Employer will
provide below the language which will satisfy the 1.0 limitation of
Section 415(e) of the Code. Such language must preclude Employer
discretion. (Complete)____________________________________________
Part C. Compensation will mean all of each Participant's (Choose one):
Option 1: [ ] Section 3121(a) wages
Option 2: [ ] Section 3401(a) wages
Option 3: 415 safe-harbor compensation
NOTE: If no box is checked, Option 2 will be deemed to be selected.
Part D. The limitation year is the following 12-consecutive month period:
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