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EXHIBIT 14(b)(1)
SEP AND SARSEP ▇▇▇ ADOPTION AGREEMENT [AIM LOGO APPEARS HERE]
The undersigned Employer hereby establishes a Simplified Employee Pension Plan
(SEP) and/or a Salary Reduction Simplified Employee Pension Plan (SARSEP) for
the exclusive benefit of Employees who are eligible to participate. The terms of
the Plan are set forth in this Adoption Agreement and the accompanying Plan
Document which is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference.
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1. EMPLOYER AND PLAN INFORMATION
Employer's Name
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Address
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Tax I.D. Number Telephone Number
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Form of Business:
[ ] Sole Proprietor [ ] Partnership [ ] Corporation
[ ] Electing S Corporation
Name of individual authorized to issue instructions to AIM:
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Plan Year: Plan Type:
[ ] Calendar year. [ ] SEP ▇▇▇ only
[ ] Employer's Taxable Year ending on . [ ] SARSEP ▇▇▇ only
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[ ] Combined SEP and SARSEP ▇▇▇
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2. EFFECTIVE DATES
(a) New Plan: Effective as of .
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(b) Amended and Restated Plan:
(i) Original Plan effective as of .
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(ii) Amended and Restated Plan effective as of .
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(c) Elective Deferrals effective as of .
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3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
(a) Age: [ ] No requirement. [ ] Minimum age _____________ (not over 21).
(b) Service:
Employees who have performed services for the Employer during at least
________ (maximum 3) of the immediately preceding 5 Plan Years.
(c) Excluded Classes of Employees (select all applicable options):
[ ] None.
[ ] Employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement under which
retirement plan benefits have been the subject of good faith bargaining.
[ ] Employees whose Compensation as defined at Code Section 414(q)(7)
is less than $400 (as adjusted for inflation) during the Plan Year.
[ ] Non-resident aliens.
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4. EMPLOYER ALLOCATION FORMULA
[ ] (a) Proportionate Allocation described at paragraph 3.3(a) of the SEP
and SARSEP Plan Document, or
[ ] (b) Integrated Allocation described at paragraph 3.3(b) of the Plan
Document. This allocation formula may not be adopted if the Employer
maintains any other plan which is integrated with Social Security.
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5. EMPLOYEE ELECTIVE DEFERRALS (FOR SARSEP ONLY)
% limit ________ (not to exceed 15%). Dollar limit $ _________________(not
to exceed $9,240 as indexed).
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6. CASH BONUS OPTION
An Employee [ ] may [ ] may not defer a bonus.
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7. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF PROTOTYPE
An Employer may adopt this Plan even if such Employer maintains another
qualified defined contribution plan, provided that contributions are limited
in accordance with Code Section 415. An Employer may not participate in this
Plan if the Employer maintains currently or has ever maintained a defined
benefit plan which is now terminated. An Employer who participates in this
Plan and who adopts a qualified defined benefit plan, may no longer
participate in this Plan. Thereafter, such Employer shall be considered to
have an individually drafted plan.
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8. TOP-HEAVY MINIMUM CONTRIBUTIONS
The Top-Heavy Plan requirements under Code Section 416 shall be satisfied
by:
[ ] (a) this Plan.
[ ] (b)
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(Name of other qualified plan of the Employer).
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9. SPONSOR CONTACT
Employers should direct questions concerning the language contained in and
qualification of the prototype to:
A I M Distributors, Inc.
Retirement Plans Department
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In the event that the Sponsor amends, discontinues or abandons this
prototype Plan, notification will be provided to the Employer's address
provided on the first page of this Agreement.
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10. SIGNATURES
(a) This Agreement was signed by the Employer the day of 19 .
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Signed for the Employer by
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Title
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Signature
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(b) This Agreement was signed by AIM Distributors, Inc. the day of 19 .
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Signed for the Sponsor by
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[AIM LOGO APPEARS HERE] AIM Distributors, Inc. 43101-10/95
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SEP AND SARSEP ▇▇▇ PLAN DOCUMENT [AIM LOGO APPEARS HERE]
AIM Distributors, Inc. hereby establishes a Prototype Plan for use, in
conjunction with an Internal Revenue Service approved ▇▇▇, by Employers who wish
to establish a qualified Simplified Employee Pension Plan (SEP) and/or a Salary
Reduction Simplified Employee Pension Plan, sometimes called a SARSEP. If the
Employer executes an Adoption Agreement which is accepted by AIM Distributors,
Inc. and which incorporates this document by reference, the Boston Safe Deposit
& Trust will act as custodian or trustee of the ▇▇▇ plans established by
Employees eligible to receive contributions under the terms of this Plan. The
salary reduction feature of this prototype SEP and SARSEP may not be used by an
Employer who: 1) at any time during the prior Plan Year had more than 25
Employees who would have been eligible to participate; 2) has any leased
employees within the meaning of Code Section 414(n)(2); 3) is a governmental or
tax-exempt entity; 4) has eligible Employees whose taxable year is not the
calendar year; 5) has less than 50% of the Employees that are eligible to make
Elective Deferrals elect to have Elective Deferrals made to the Plan. No part of
this prototype document may be used if the Employer currently maintains or has
ever maintained a defined benefit pension plan which is now terminated. The
Employer's SARSEP shall contain the following terms and conditions:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 ADOPTION AGREEMENT The document attached hereto by which the Employer
elects to establish a qualified Salary Reduction Simplified Employee Pension
Plan under the terms of this Prototype Plan.
1.2 CODE The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including any amendment thereto.
1.3 COMPENSATION The total wages, salaries, fees (for professional services)
and other taxable remuneration (without regard to whether or not an amount is
paid in cash) paid to a Participant from the Employer which are includible in
the Participant's gross income for the taxable year, as defined within the
meaning of Code Section 415(c)(3). Compensation does not include:
(a) Contributions to this plan or any other plan of deferred
compensation; and
(b) Amounts realized from the exercise of a nonqualified stock option,
or when restricted stock becomes freely transferable or is no longer subject to
a substantial risk of forfeiture; and
(c) Amounts realized from the disposition of stock acquired under a
qualified stock option; and
(d) Amounts received as a pension or annuity.
When applicable to a Self-Employed Individual, Compensation shall mean
Earned Income. With respect to any Plan Year, Compensation will be limited to
the first $150,000 of Compensation [or such higher amount determined in
accordance with Code Section 408(k)(3)(C)]. If a Plan determines Compensation
on a period of time that contains fewer than 12 calendar months, then the annual
compensation limit is an amount equal to the annual compensation limit for the
calendar year in which the Compensation period begins multiplied by the ratio
obtained by dividing the number of full months in the period by 12.
1.4 CUSTODIAN BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT & TRUST or any successor thereto.
1.5 DEFERRAL PERCENTAGE LIMITATION Deferral Percentage Limitation is the
maximum amount of Elective Deferrals, expressed as a percentage of Compensation,
that can be contributed on behalf of any Highly Compensated Employee for a
particular Plan Year. This limitation equals the product of the average of the
Elective Deferrals (expressed as a percentage of each such Employee's
Compensation) made on behalf of each non-highly compensated employee for the
same Plan Year, multiplied by 1.25.
In calculating this average, the percentage for an eligible non-highly
compensated Employee who chooses not to have Elective Deferrals made on his or
her behalf for a Plan Year, is zero. The determination of the deferral
percentage for any Employee is to be made in accordance with Code Section
408(k)(6) and such other requirements as may be provided by the Secretary of
the Treasury. In addition, for purposes of determining the deferral percentage
of a Highly Compensated Employee, the Elective Deferrals and Compensation of
the Employee will also include the Elective Deferrals and Compensation of
any Family Member. This special rule applies, however, only if the Highly
Compensated Employee owns more than 5% of the Employer or is one of the ten
most highly-paid employees. The Elective Deferrals and Compensation of Family
Members used in this special rule do not count in computing the average of the
deferral percentages of non-highly compensated Employees.
1.6 EARNED INCOME Net earnings from self-employment in the trade or business
with respect to which the Plan is established, determined without regard to
items not included in gross income and the deductions allocable to such items,
provided that personal services of the individual are a material income
producing factor. Earned Income shall be reduced by contributions made by an
Employer to a qualified plan, including this Plan, to the extent deductible
under Code Section 404. Earned Income shall also be reduced by one-half of the
self employed's social security taxes.
1.7 EFFECTIVE DATE The date on which the Employer's Plan commences or an
amendment becomes effective. The Effective Date of the Elective Deferral
provisions shall be designated by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement.
1.8 ELECTIVE DEFERRAL(s) Employer contributions made to the Plan at the
election of the Participant, in lieu of cash Compensation, pursuant to a Salary
Savings Agreement or other deferral mechanism, such as a cash option
contribution. With respect to any taxable year, a Participant's Elective
Deferral is the sum of all Employer contributions made on behalf of such
Participant pursuant to an election to defer under any of the following: a
qualified cash or deferred arrangement as described in Code Section 401(k);
this Plan or any other simplified employee pension cash or deferred
arrangement described in Code Section 402(h)(1)(B); an eligible deferred
compensation plan under Code Section 457; and a plan described in Code Section
501(c)(18). Also included are any Employer contributions made on the behalf of
Participant for the purchase of an annuity contract under Code Section 403(b)
pursuant to a Salary Savings Agreement.
1.9 EMPLOYEE Any person employed by the Employer (including Self-Employed
Individuals and partners), all Employees of a member of an affiliated service
group [as defined in Code Section 414(m)], Employees of a controlled group of
corporations [as defined in Code Section 414(b)], Employees of any incorporated
or unincorporated trade or business which is under common control [as defined in
Code Section 414(c)], and all leased Employees who are not Employees of the
Employer but are required to be treated as Employees of the Employer under
section 414(n), and all Employees required to be aggregated under section
414(o) of the Code. All such Employees shall be treated as employed by a
single Employer.
1.10 EMPLOYER Any corporation, partnership, or proprietorship which adopts
this prototype plan, including any entity which succeeds the Employer and adopts
this Plan.
1.11 FAMILY MEMBER An Employee who is related to a Highly Compensated
Employee as a spouse, or as a lineal ascendant (such as a parent or grandparent)
or descendant (such as a child or grandchild) or spouse of either of those, in
accordance with Code Section 414(q) and the regulations thereunder. Family
membership is only applicable to Highly Compensated Employees who either own
more than 5% of the Employer or are one of the ten most highly compensated
Employees.
1.12 HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE An individual described in Code Section
414(q) who, during the current or preceding Plan Year:
(a) Was a 5% owner as defined in Code Section 416(i)(1)(B)(i);
(b) Received Compensation in excess of $50,000, as adjusted pursuant to
Code Section 415(d), and was in the top-paid group (the top 20% of Employees
ranked by Compensation);
(c) Received Compensation in excess of $75,000, as adjusted pursuant to
Code Section 415(d); or
(d) Was an officer as defined in Code Section 416(i)(1)(A) and received
Compensation in excess of 50% of the dollar limit on annual benefits payable
under Code Section 415 for defined benefit plans.
1.13 INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT AIM Distributors, Inc. Individual
Retirement Account which meets the requirements of Code Section 408(a)
established in conjunction with the Employer's Plan (▇▇▇), as the recipient
of the Employer's contributions for the benefit of a participating Employee.
1.14 KEY EMPLOYEE Any Employee or former Employee [and the beneficiaries of
these Employees] who, at any time during the current Plan Year and the four
preceding Plan Years, was:
(a) An officer of the Employer [if the Employee's Compensation exceeds
50% of the limit under Code Section 415(b)(1)(A)];
(b) An owner of one of the ten largest interests in the Employer [if the
Employee's Compensation exceeds 100% of the limit under Code Section
415(c)(1)(A) and the ownership interest exceeds 1/2% of the Employer];
(c) A 5% owner of the Employer as defined in Code Section
416(i)(1)(B)(i)]; or
(d) A 1% owner of the Employer [if the Employee has Compensation in
excess of $150,000].
1.15 OWNER-EMPLOYEE A sole proprietor or partner owning more than 10% of
either the capital or profits interest of the partnership.
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1.16 PARTICIPANT Any Employee of the Employer who is participating in the
Plan.
1.17 PLAN The Simplified Employee Pension Plan with salary reduction
provisions as embodied herein.
1.18 PLAN ADMINISTRATOR The Employer is the Plan's named fiduciary and Plan
Administrator.
1.19 PLAN YEAR The 12-consecutive month period designated by the Employer in
the Adoption Agreement.
1.20 SALARY SAVINGS AGREEMENT A written agreement between the Employer and a
participating Employee where the Employee authorizes the Employer to withhold a
specified percentage of his or her Compensation for deposit to the Plan on
behalf of such Employee.
1.21 SARSEP A Simplified Employee Pension Plan (SEP) in which a
participating Employee may make an election through a Salary Savings Agreement
to have a portion of his or her salary deferred and have the Employer contribute
the entire amount of deferred salary to an ▇▇▇ on his or her behalf.
1.22 SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUAL An individual who has Earned Income for the
taxable year from the trade or business for which the Plan is established
including an individual who would have had Earned Income but for the fact that
the trade or business had no net profits for the taxable year.
1.23 SEP-▇▇▇ The Individual Retirement Account established to receive the
Employer's contributions for the benefit of each participating Employee.
1.24 SPONSOR The institution whose name appears on the cover hereof.
1.25 TAXABLE WAGE BASE The maximum amount of earnings which may be
considered wages at the beginning of the Plan Year under Section 230 of the
Social Security Act.
1.26 TAXABLE YEAR The taxable year of an Employer for Federal income tax
purposes.
ARTICLE II
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
2.1 PARTICIPATION Each Employee of the Employer shall automatically become a
Participant under the Plan as of the first day of the Plan Year during which
such Employee meets the eligibility requirements selected by the Employer in the
Adoption Agreement. Employees shall not be permitted to authorize Elective
Deferrals until the individual satisfies the Plan's eligibility requirements. In
the event an Employee who is not a member of the eligible class of Employees
becomes a member of the eligible class, such Employee shall participate
immediately if such Employee has satisfied the minimum age and service
requirements and would have become a Participant had he or she been in the
eligible class. A former Participant shall again become a Participant
immediately upon returning to the employ of the Employer.
2.2 MAXIMUM AGE The Plan shall not exclude Employees who have attained age
70 1/2, provided such Employees meet the eligibility requirements in the
Adoption Agreement.
2.3 EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS Participation in the Plan shall not confer upon a
Participant any employment rights, nor shall it interfere with the Employer's
right to terminate the employment of any Employee at any time.
2.4 WITHDRAWAL OF CONTRIBUTIONS Participation in the Plan shall not be
terminated, suspended, or in any way affected, if a Participant withdraws all or
any part of his or her ▇▇▇. This Plan shall not impose any prohibition on a
Participant's right to make withdrawals from his or her ▇▇▇.
ARTICLE III
EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS
3.1 AMOUNT Prior to the close of each Plan Year, the Employer shall
determine in writing the amount of its contribution for such Plan Year. This is
in addition to any amount contributed pursuant to Salary Savings Agreements with
the Participants. The Employer's contribution shall be discretionary and the
Employer shall be under no obligation to contribute each year. The Employer may
make a contribution even if no Elective Deferrals are contributed for such year.
Contributions to the SEP are deductible by the Employer for the Taxable Year
with or within which the Plan Year of the SEP ends. Contributions made for a
particular Taxable Year and contributed by the due date of the Employer's income
tax return, including extensions, are deemed made in that Taxable Year.
3.2 LIMITATIONS ON ALLOCATIONS The Employer's contribution (including Salary
Savings Agreement amounts) when allocated to eligible Participants for any Plan
Year shall not exceed the lesser of 15% of each Participant's Compensation or
$30,000 [as indexed under Code Section 415]. In addition, the Employer's
contribution shall also bear a uniform relationship to the total Compensation
of each Participant. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the Employer's
contribution to the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance program may be
considered as part of the Employer's contribution. Employer contributions to
the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program may not be considered
under this Plan if it is considered under any other plan of the Employer.
3.3 ALLOCATION FORMULAS The Employer's contribution shall be allocated among
eligible Participants in accordance with one of the formulas provided below.
Employees and former Employees employed by the Employer at any time during the
Plan Year, who met the eligibility requirements at any time during the Plan
Year, shall share in the Employer's contribution for such Plan Year, even though
no longer employed. The Employer's contribution shall automatically be allocated
in accordance with paragraph (a) unless paragraph (b) is selected in the
Adoption Agreement.
(a) PROPORTIONATE ALLOCATION The Employer's contribution for each Plan
Year shall be allocated to the ▇▇▇ of each eligible Employee in the same portion
as such Employee's Compensation [not in excess of $150,000 as adjusted for
inflation under Code Section 401(a)(17)] for such Plan Year bears to all
eligible Employees' Compensation for that year.
(b) INTEGRATED ALLOCATION The Employer's contribution for the Plan Year
shall be allocated to each eligible Participant (using his or her Compensation
earned during the Plan Year) as follows:
(i) First, to the extent contributions are sufficient, all
Participants will receive an allocation equal to 3% of their Compensation.
(ii) Next, any remaining Employer Contributions will be allocated to
Participants who have Compensation in excess of the Taxable Wage Base (excess
Compensation) as in effect at the beginning of the Plan Year. Each such
Participant will receive an allocation in the ratio that his or her excess
Compensation bears to the excess Compensation of all Participants. Participants
may only receive an allocation of 3% of excess Compensation.
(iii) Next, any remaining Employer contributions will be allocated
to all Participants in the ratio that their Compensation plus excess
Compensation bears to the total Compensation plus excess Compensation of all
Participants. Participants may only receive an allocation of up to 2.7% of their
Compensation plus excess Compensation, under this allocation method.
NOTE: If the Plan is not Top-Heavy or if the Top-Heavy minimum contribution or
benefit is provided under another Plan [see Section 8 of the Adoption
Agreement] covering the same Employees, sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) above may
be disregarded and 5.7% may be substituted for 2.7% where it appears in (iii)
above.
(iv) Next, any remaining Employer contributions will be allocated to
all Participants in the ratio that each Participant's Compensation bears to all
Participants' Compensation.
3.4 RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTRIBUTIONS The Sponsor shall not be required to
determine if the Employer has made a contribution or if the amount contributed
is in accordance with the Adoption Agreement or the Code. The Employer shall
have sole responsibility in this regard.
ARTICLE IV
EMPLOYEE ELECTIVE DEFERRALS
4.1 ELECTIVE DEFERRAL REQUIREMENTS Elective Deferrals shall only be
permitted for Plan Years in which:
(a) Not less than 50% of the Participants elect to make Elective
Deferrals to the SEP-▇▇▇ on their behalf; and
(b) The Employer had no more than 25 Employees at all times during the
prior Plan Year who were eligible to participate in the Plan.
4.2 SALARY SAVINGS AGREEMENT An Employee may elect to have Elective
Deferrals made under this Plan through either a lump sum or continuing Elective
Deferrals, or both, pursuant to his or her Salary Savings Agreement. The amount
of Elective Deferrals may not exceed the percentage or dollar amount specified
in the Employer's Adoption Agreement. Under no circumstances may an Employee's
Elective Deferrals in any calendar year exceed the lesser of:
(a) Fifteen percent of the Employee's Compensation determined without
including the SEP-▇▇▇ contributions, (13.0435% of Compensation plus Elective
Deferrals), or
(b) $7,000 as adjusted for inflation at the beginning of such taxable
year. This amount may be reduced if a Participant contributes pre-tax
contributions to qualified plans of this or other Employers.
4.3 TIMING OF ELECTIVE DEFERRALS Elective Deferrals may not be based on
Compensation an Employee has received, or had a right to receive, prior to the
execution of the Employee's Salary Savings Agreement. A Participant may amend
his or her Salary Savings Agreement to increase, decrease or terminate the
Elective Deferral percentage upon written notice to the Employer. Such increase,
decrease or termination shall be effective as soon as reasonably possible, but
in any event within 90 days of written notice. If a Participant terminates his
or her Elective Deferrals, such Participant shall not be permitted to put a new
Salary Savings Agreement into effect until after 90 days. The Employer may also
amend or terminate said agreement on written notice to the Participant to insure
the Plan's qualified status. If a Participant has not authorized the Employer to
withhold at the maximum rate and desires to increase the total withheld for a
Plan Year, such Participant may authorize the Employer to withhold a
supplemental amount up to 100% of his or her Compensation for one or more pay
periods. In no event may the sum of the amounts withheld under the Salary
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Savings Agreement plus the supplemental withholding exceed 15% of a
Participant's Compensation for a Plan Year (net of the Elective Deferrals).
The Employer agrees to deposit Elective Deferrals with the Sponsor for credit
to Participant IRAs within 30 days after being withheld from the Participant's
Compensation.
4.4 CASH BONUS OPTION If permitted by the Employer in the Adoption
Agreement, an Employee may base Elective Deferrals on cash bonuses during the
year that, at the Employee's election, may be contributed to the SEP-▇▇▇ or
received by the Employee in cash.
4.5 DISALLOWED ELECTIVE DEFERRALS If the 50% requirement in paragraph
4.1(a) is not satisfied as of the end of any Plan Year, all the Elective
Deferrals made by Employees for that Plan Year shall be considered disallowed
Elective Deferrals.
4.6 NOTIFICATION OF DISALLOWED ELECTIVE DEFERRALS The Employer shall notify
each affected Participant, within 2 1/2 months after the end of the Plan Year to
which the disallowed Elective Deferrals relate, that the deferrals are no longer
considered SARSEP contributions. Such notification shall specify the amount of
the disallowed Elective Deferrals and the Participant's calendar year in which
they are includible in income. Additionally, the notice must provide an
explanation of the applicable penalties if the disallowed Elective Deferrals are
not withdrawn in a timely fashion. The notice to each affected Participant shall
state the following:
(a) The amount of the disallowed Elective Deferral;
(b) That the disallowed Elective Deferrals are includible in the
Participant's gross income for the calendar year or years in which the amounts
deferred would have been received by the Participant in cash had she or he not
made the election to defer, and that the income allocable to such disallowed
Elective Deferrals is includible in the Participant's gross income in the year
withdrawn from the SEP-▇▇▇; and
(c) That the Participant must withdraw the disallowed Elective Deferrals
and allocable income from the SEP-▇▇▇ by the April 15 following the calendar
year of notification by the Employer. Disallowed Elective Deferrals not
withdrawn by the April 15 following the calendar year of notification will be
subject to the ▇▇▇ contribution limitations of Code Section 219 and Section 408
and may be considered excess contributions to the Participant's ▇▇▇. Disallowed
Elective Deferrals may be subject to the six percent tax on excess
contributions under Code Section 4973. If income allocable to a disallowed
Elective Deferral is not withdrawn by April 15 following the year of
notification by the Employer, the income may be subject to the ten percent tax
on early distributions under Code Section 72(t) when withdrawn.
4.7 REPORTING Disallowed Elective Deferrals are reported for tax purposes in
the same manner as excess SEP contributions.
ARTICLE V
ACCOUNTS OF PARTICIPANTS
5.1 INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT Each Employee, upon becoming a Participant
under the Plan, shall establish an ▇▇▇ with the Sponsor. The Employee or Sponsor
shall furnish an account number to the Employer certifying the existence of such
account.
5.2 DETERMINATION OF DEPOSIT When making a contribution to the Plan, the
Employer shall calculate each Participant's proportionate share of the
Employer's contribution as determined in the Adoption Agreement. The Employer
shall then deliver the contribution to the Sponsor indicating the amount to be
credited to each Participant's SEP-▇▇▇.
5.3 CONTROL OF ACCOUNT All contributions made under the Plan by the Employer
shall be irrevocable. After allocation to a Participant's SEP-▇▇▇, the Employer
shall have no further control of such contribution and the terms of the
Participant's ▇▇▇ shall be fully effective.
5.4 ALLOCATION OF ELECTIVE DEFERRALS The Employer shall contribute to each
Employee's SEP-▇▇▇ the amount of the Elective Deferrals designated in his or her
Salary Savings Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS
6.1 LIMITATIONS ON ELECTIVE DEFERRALS A Participant's Elective Deferrals may
be limited to the extent necessary to satisfy the maximum contribution
limitations under Code Section 415(c)(1)(A) if the Employer maintains any
other SEP or any qualified plan to which contributions are made for such Plan
Year.
6.2 OVERALL LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS In addition to the dollar
limitation of Code Section 415(c)(1)(A) ($30,000 in 1991), contributions to this
Plan, when aggregated with contributions to all other SEPs and contributions
plus forfeitures under other qualified defined contribution plans of the
Employer, generally may not exceed 25% of Compensation for any Employee. If
these limits are exceeded on behalf of any Employee for a particular Plan Year,
that Employee's Elective Deferrals for that year must be reduced to the extent
of the excess.
6.3 LIMITATIONS FOR HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES Elective Deferrals by a
Highly Compensated Employee must satisfy the Deferral Percentage Limitation
under Code Section 408(k)(6) and paragraph 1.4 herein. Amounts in excess of the
Deferral Percentage Limitation will be deemed excess SEP contributions on behalf
of the affected Highly Compensated Employee.
6.4 NOTIFICATION OF EXCESS SEP CONTRIBUTIONS The Employer shall notify each
affected Participant, within 2 1/2 months following the end of the Plan Year to
which the excess SEP contributions relate, of any excess SEP contributions to
the Participant's SEP-▇▇▇ for the applicable year. Such notification shall
specify the amount of the excess SEP contributions and the calendar year in
which the contributions are includible in income and must provide an explanation
of applicable penalties if the excess contributions are not withdrawn in a
timely fashion.
6.5 NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS The notification to each affected Participant
of excess SEP contributions must specifically state in a manner calculated to be
understood by the average Employee:
(a) The amount of the excess SEP contributions attributable to the
Participant's Elective Deferrals;
(b) The calendar year in which the excess SEP contributions are
includible in gross income; and
(c) That the Participant must withdraw the excess SEP contributions (and
allocable income) from the SEP-▇▇▇ by April 15 following the year of
notification by the Employer. Those excess contributions not withdrawn by April
15 following the year of notification will be subject to the ▇▇▇ contribution
limitations of Code Section 219 and Section 408 for the preceding calendar year
and thus may be considered an excess contribution to the Participant's ▇▇▇.
Such excess contributions may be subject to the six percent tax on excess
contributions under Code Section 4973. If income allocable to an excess SEP
contribution is not withdrawn by April 15 following the year of notification by
the Employer, the income may be subject to the ten percent tax on early
distributions under Code Section 72(t) when withdrawn.
6.6 EXCESS SEP CONTRIBUTIONS INCLUDIBLE IN INCOME Excess SEP contributions
are includible in the participating Employee's gross income on the earliest
dates any Elective Deferrals made on behalf of the Employee during the Plan Year
would have been received by the Employee had he or she originally elected to
receive the amounts in cash. However, if the excess SEP contributions (not
including allocable income) total less than $100, then the excess contributions
are includible in the Employee's gross income in the year of notification.
Income allocable to the excess SEP contributions is includible in the year of
withdrawal from the ▇▇▇.
6.7 EXCISE TAXES AND PENALTIES If the Employer fails to notify any of the
affected Employees within 2 1/2 months following the end of the Plan Year of an
excess SEP contribution, the Employer must pay a tax equal to 10% of the excess
SEP contribution. If the Employer fails to notify employees by the end of the
Plan Year following the Plan Year in which the excess SEP contributions arose,
the SEP no longer will be considered to meet the requirements of Code Section
408(k)(6) and contributions in the Employee's ▇▇▇ will be subject to the ▇▇▇
contribution limitations and thus may be considered excess contributions to the
Employee's ▇▇▇.
6.8 WITHDRAWAL RESTRICTIONS The Employer shall notify each Participant who
makes an Elective Deferral for a Plan Year that, notwithstanding the prohibition
on withdrawal restrictions contained elsewhere in this Plan, any amount
attributable to such Elective Deferrals which is withdrawn or transferred before
the earlier of 2 1/2 months after the end of the particular Plan Year or the
date the Employer notifies its Employees that the Deferral Percentage
Limitations have been calculated, will be includible in income and possibly
subject to an early penalty tax.
ARTICLE VII
TOP-HEAVY RULES
7.1 TOP-HEAVY MINIMUM CONTRIBUTION Each Plan Year for which the Plan is Top
Heavy under Code Section 416, each non-key Employee shall receive an allocation
of Employer contributions equal to the lesser of 3% of Compensation or the
percentage of Compensation allocated to the Key Employee receiving the highest
percentage allocation. The Top-Heavy minimum contribution shall be satisfied
under this Plan unless the Employer designates another plan in the Adoption
Agreement.
7.2 CONTRIBUTIONS COUNTED TOWARDS MINIMUM For purposes of satisfying the
minimum contribution requirement under Code Section 416, only Employer
contributions shall be taken into account. Employee Elective Deferrals shall
not be considered.
7.3 TOP-HEAVY DETERMINATION This Plan is Top-Heavy for a Plan Year if, as of
the last day of the previous Plan Year (or current Plan Year if this is the
first year of the Plan) the total of elective and non-elective contributions
made on behalf of Key Employees for all years this Plan has been in existence
exceeds 60% of such contributions for all Employees who were eligible to
participate. If the Employer maintains (or maintained within the prior five
years) any other SEP or defined contribution plan in which a Key Employee
participates (or participated), the contributions or account balances, whichever
is applicable, must be aggregated with the contributions made to this Plan. The
contributions (and
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account balances, if applicable) of an Employee who ceases to be a Key Employee
or of an individual who has not been in the employ of the Employer for the
previous five years shall be disregarded. The identification of Key Employees
and the Top-Heavy calculation shall be determined in accordance with Code
Section 416 and the regulations thereunder.
ARTICLE VIII
ADMINISTRATION
8.1 PLAN ADMINISTRATOR The Employer shall be the Plan's named fiduciary and
shall serve as Plan Administrator. As Plan Administrator, the Employer shall:
(a) Carry out the provisions of the Plan including determining
eligibility of Employees, allocating contributions, and interpreting the Plan
when necessary,
(b) Deliver all contributions to the Sponsor showing the amount to be
allocated to each Participant's ▇▇▇,
(c) Communicate with Employees regarding their participation and
benefits under the Plan,
(d) Advise Employees in writing of all contributions to their IRAs, and
(e) Perform any other duties required of the Plan Administrator.
8.2 SPONSOR The Sponsor shall be depository for individual IRAs established
by Plan Participants. As depository, the Sponsor shall:
(a) Accept for deposit contributions transmitted by the Employer. The
Sponsor need not verify the amount of the contributions received or the amounts
allocated to individual IRAs provided that no contribution for an individual ▇▇▇
exceeds the lesser of $30,000 as indexed or 15% of the individual's Compensation
for the Plan Year, and
(b) Administer each individual ▇▇▇ in accordance with the provisions of
the Sponsor's ▇▇▇ document.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
9.1 AMENDMENT BY SPONSOR The Sponsor may amend or terminate any or all
provisions of this prototype plan at any time without obtaining the approval or
consent of any Employer or Participant, provided that no amendment shall
authorize or permit any part of an Employer's contribution to be used for or
diverted to purposes other than for the exclusive benefit of Participants. The
Sponsor will inform each adopting Employer of any amendments to or termination
of the prototype SARSEP.
9.2 QUALIFICATION OF PROTOTYPE The Sponsor intends that this Plan will meet
the requirements of Code Section 408(k)(6) and the regulations thereunder as a
qualified Salary Reduction Simplified Employee Pension Plan. Should the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue or any delegate of the Commissioner at any time
determine that the Plan fails to meet the requirements of said Code
Section 408(k)(6), the Sponsor will amend the Plan so as to maintain its
qualified status.
9.3 AMENDMENT BY EMPLOYER The Employer may amend any option elected in the
Adoption Agreement provided that no amendment shall authorize or permit any part
of the Employer's contribution to be used for or diverted to purposes other than
for the exclusive benefit of Participants. If the Employer amends the Adoption
Agreement other than within the available options, the Employer may no longer
participate in this Plan.
9.4 TERMINATION The Employer may terminate its Plan at any time by filing
written notice with the Sponsor. In such event, the Sponsor shall continue to
administer each Participant's ▇▇▇ as provided under the ▇▇▇ agreement. The
Sponsor may also terminate the prototype upon written notice to the Employer.
ARTICLE X
GOVERNING LAW
Construction, validity and administration of the prototype plan, and any
Employer Plan as embodied in the prototype document and accompanying Adoption
Agreement, shall be governed by Federal law to the extent applicable and, to the
extent not applicable, by the laws of the State/Commonwealth in which the
principal office of the Sponsor is located.
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE Department of the Treasury
Prototype SEP with Salary Reduction Feature 002
FFN: 50441601900-002 Case: 9580093 EIN: ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Letter Serial No. C410671b
AIM DISTRIBUTORS INC. Person to Contact: ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Telephone Number: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Refer Reply to: CP:E:EP:T1
Date: 11-13-95
Dear Applicant:
In our opinion, the amendment to the form of your Simplified Employee Pension
(SEP) arrangement does not adversely affect its acceptability under section
408(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. This SEP arrangement is approved for use
only in conjunction with an Individual Retirement Arrangement (▇▇▇) which meets
the requirements of Code section 408 and has received a favorable opinion
letter, or a model ▇▇▇ (Forms 5308 and 5305-A).
Employers who adopt this approved plan will be considered to have a retirement
savings program that satisfies the requirements of Code section 408 provided
that it is used in conjunction with an approved ▇▇▇. Please provide a copy of
this letter to each adopting employer.
Code section 408(l) and related regulations require that employers who adopt
this SEP arrangement furnish employees in writing certain information about this
SEP arrangement and annual reports of savings program transactions.
Your program may have to be amended to include or revise provisions in order to
comply with future changes in the law or regulations.
If you have any questions concerning IRS processing of this case, call us at the
above telephone number. Please refer to the Letter Serial Number and File Folder
Number shown in the heading of this letter. Please provide those adopting this
plan with your phone number, and advise them to contact your office if they have
any questions about the operation of this plan.
You should keep this letter as a permanent record. Please notify us if you
terminate the term of this plan.
Sincerely yours,
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
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Chief, Employee Plans Technical Branch 1
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[AIM LOGO APPEARS HERE]
Form 5305-A (Rev. October 1992) Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT
(under Section 408(a) of the Internal Revenue Code)
A I M DISTRIBUTORS, INC. CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
ARTICLE I
The Custodian may accept additional cash contributions on behalf of the
Depositor for a tax year of the Depositor. The total cash contributions are
limited to $2,000 for the tax year unless the contribution is a rollover
contribution described in section 402(c) (but only after December 31, 1992),
403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 408(d)(3), or an employer contribution to a simplified
employee pension plan as described in section 408(k). Rollover contributions
before January 1, 1993, include rollovers described in section 402(a)(5),
402(a)(6), 402(a)(7), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 408(d)(3), or an employer
contribution to a simplified employee pension plan as described in section
408(k).
ARTICLE II
The Depositor's interest in the balance in the custodial account is
nonforfeitable.
ARTICLE III
1. NO PART OF THE CUSTODIAL FUNDS may be invested in life insurance
contracts, nor may the assets of the custodial account be commingled with other
property except in a common trust fund or common investment fund (within the
meaning of section 408(a)(5)).
2. NO PART OF THE CUSTODIAL FUNDS may be invested in collectibles (within
the meaning of section 408(m)) except as otherwise permitted by section
408(m)(3) which provides an exception for certain gold and silver coins and
coins issued under the laws of any state.
ARTICLE IV
1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION of this agreement to the contrary, the
distribution of the Depositor's interest in the custodial account shall be made
in accordance with the following requirements and shall otherwise comply with
section 408(a)(6) and Proposed Regulations section 1.408-8, including the
incidental death benefit provisions of Proposed Regulations section 1.401(a)
(9)-2, the provisions of which are incorporated by reference.
2. UNLESS OTHERWISE ELECTED by the time distributions are required to begin
to the Depositor under paragraph 3, or to the surviving spouse under paragraph
4, other than in the case of a life annuity, life expectancies shall be
recalculated annually. Such election shall be irrevocable as to the Depositor
and the surviving spouse and shall apply to all subsequent years. The life
expectancy of a nonspouse beneficiary may not be recalculated.
3. THE DEPOSITOR'S ENTIRE INTEREST in the custodial account must be, or
begin to be, distributed by the Depositor's required beginning date (April 1
following the calendar year end in which the Depositor reaches age 70 1/2. By
that date, the Depositor may elect, in a manner acceptable to the Custodian, to
have the balance in the custodial account distributed in:
(a) A single-sum payment.
(b) An annuity contract that provides equal or substantially equal
monthly, quarterly, or annual payments over the life of the Depositor.
(c) An annuity contract that provides equal or substantially equal
monthly, quarterly, or annual payments over the joint and last survivor lives of
the Depositor and his or her designated beneficiary.
(d) Equal or substantially equal annual payments over a specified period
that may not be longer than the Depositor's life expectancy.
(e) Equal or substantially equal annual payments over a specified period
that may not be longer than the joint life and last survivor expectancy of the
Depositor and his or her designated beneficiary.
4. IF THE DEPOSITOR DIES before his or her entire interest is distributed to
him or her, the entire remaining interest will be distributed as follows:
(a) If the Depositor dies on or after distribution of his or her
interest has begun, distribution must continue to be made in accordance with
paragraph 3.
(b) If the Depositor dies before distribution of his or her interest has
begun, the entire remaining interest will, at the election of the Depositor or,
if the Depositor has not so elected, at the election of the beneficiary or
beneficiaries, either
(i) Be distributed by the December 31 of the year containing the
fifth anniversary of the Depositor's death, or
(ii) Be distributed in equal or substantially equal payments over
the life expectancy of the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries starting by
December 31, of the year following the year of the Depositor's death. If,
however, the beneficiary is the Depositor's surviving spouse, then this
distribution is not required to begin before December 31 of the year in which
the Depositor would have turned age 70 1/2.
(c) Except where distribution in the form of an annuity meeting the
requirements of section 408(b)(3) and its related regulations has irrevocably
commenced distributions are treated as having begun on the Depositor's required
beginning date, even though payments may actually have been made before that
date.
(d) If the Depositor dies before his or her entire interest has been
distributed and if the beneficiary is other than the surviving spouse, no
additional cash contributions or rollover contributions may be accepted in the
account.
5. IN THE CASE OF DISTRIBUTION over life expectancy in equal or
substantially equal annual payments, to determine the minimum annual payment for
each year, divide the Depositor's entire interest in the Custodial account as of
the close of business on December 31 of the preceding year by the life
expectancy of the Depositor (or the joint life and last survivor expectancy of
the Depositor and the Depositor's designated beneficiary, or the life expectancy
of the designated beneficiary, whichever applies). In the case of distributions
under paragraph 3, determine the initial life expectancy (or joint life and last
survivor expectancy) using the attained ages of the Depositor and designated
beneficiary as of their birthdays in the year the Depositor reaches age 70 1/2.
In the case of distribution in accordance with paragraph 4(b)(ii), determine
life expectancy using the attained age of the designated beneficiary as of the
beneficiary's birthday in the year distributions are required to commence.
6. THE OWNER OF TWO OR MORE INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS may use the
"alternative method" described in Notice 88-38, 1988-1 C.B. 524 to satisfy the
minimum distribution requirements described above. This method permits an
individual to satisfy these requirements by taking from one individual
retirement account the amount required to satisfy the requirement for another.
ARTICLE V
1. THE DEPOSITOR AGREES to provide the Custodian with information necessary
for the Custodian to prepare any reports required under section 408(i) and
Regulations sections 1.408-5 and 1.408.6.
2. THE CUSTODIAN AGREES to submit reports to the Internal Revenue Service
and the Depositor prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service.
ARTICLE VI
Notwithstanding any other articles which may be added or incorporated, the
provisions of Articles I through III and this sentence will be controlling. Any
additional articles that are not consistent with section 408(a) and the related
regulations will be invalid.
ARTICLE VII
This agreement will be amended from time to time to comply with the
provisions of the Code and related regulations. Other amendments may be made
with the consent of the persons whose signatures appear below.
ARTICLE VIII
1. PURSUANT TO THE TERMS of this A I M Distributors, Inc. Individual
Retirement Custodial Account Agreement and the related ▇▇▇ Account Application
(referred to herein as the "▇▇▇ Adoption Agreement") (such Agreements being
collectively referred to herein as the "Agreement"), the Depositor directs the
Custodian to invest all custodial account funds after deductions for sales
charges and Custodian fees, in shares issued by the investment company or
companies selected by the Depositor on the related ▇▇▇ Adoption Agreement, until
the Depositor hereafter gives the Custodian contrary instructions pursuant to
Article XIII below. The investment companies from which the Depositor may select
are enumerated on the applicable list prepared by A I M Distributors, Inc. (the
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"Distributor"), a copy of which accompanies the Adoption Agreement. Such
investment companies are part of "The AIM Family of Funds," which are managed
or advised by subsidiaries of A I M Management Group Inc., and any such
investment company will hereafter be referred to as "Investment Company."
2. (i) ANNUAL CASH CONTRIBUTIONS:
The Depositor may make annual cash contributions to the account within the
limits specified in Article I. All contributions shall be hand delivered or
mailed to the Custodian by the Depositor, with an indication of the taxable year
to which such contribution relates. Additionally, if the Depositor's employer
maintains a qualified simplified employee pension (SEP), such employer may
contribute on behalf of the Depositor, the lesser of 15% of the Depositor's
compensation from such employer or $30,000.
(ii) ROLLOVER CONTRIBUTIONS:
In addition to any annual contributions referred to in Paragraph (i) above,
but subject to this Paragraph (ii), the Depositor may contribute to the account,
at any time, a rollover contribution of such cash or other property as shall
constitute a rollover amount or contribution under section 402(a)(5), 402(a)(7),
403(a)(4), 403(b)(8) or 408(d)(3) of the Code. The Custodian will accept for the
account all rollover contributions which consist of cash, and it may, but shall
be under no obligation to, accept any other rollover contribution. In the case
of rollover contributions composed of assets other than cash, the prospective
Depositor shall provide the Custodian with a description of such assets and such
other information as the Custodian may reasonably require. The Custodian may
accept all or any part of such a rollover contribution if it determines that the
assets of which such contribution consists are either in a medium proper for
investment hereunder or that the assets can be promptly liquidated for cash.
The Depositor warrants that any rollover contribution to the account
consists of cash, the same property received in the distribution or, in the case
of amounts distributed to the Depositor from a qualified employer's plan or
annuity, the proceeds from the sale of the same property received in the
distribution. The Depositor also warrants that in the case of a rollover into
the account of amounts distributed to the Depositor from a qualified employer's
plan or annuity, only amounts in excess of the amounts considered to be the
Depositor's employee contributions included in such distribution constitute the
contribution to this account. Additionally, the Depositor affirms that the
contribution to the account does not consist of amounts received from an
inherited individual retirement account or annuity. An individual retirement
account or annuity shall be treated as inherited if it was acquired by reason of
the death of an individual other than the Depositor's spouse. The Depositor also
affirms that in the case of a rollover into the account of amounts distributed
from an individual retirement account or annuity or retirement bond, he has not
during the one year period ending on the date of the distribution received any
other distribution from an individual retirement account or annuity or
retirement bond which constituted a rollover contribution (as described in
section 408(d)(3) of the Code).
3. THE DEPOSITOR SHALL BE FULLY AND SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for all taxes,
interest and penalties which might accrue or be assessed by reason of any excess
deposit, and interest, if any, earned thereon. Any contributions made by or on
behalf of the Depositor in respect of a taxable year of the Depositor shall be
made by or on behalf of the Depositor to the Custodian for deposit in the
custodial account within the time period for claiming any income tax deduction
for such taxable year. It shall be the sole responsibility of the Depositor to
determine the amount of the contributions made hereunder. The Depositor shall
execute such forms as the Custodian may require in connection with any
contribution hereunder.
ARTICLE IX
1. THE CUSTODIAN SHALL from time to time, subject to the provisions of
Articles IV and V, make distributions out of the custodial account to the
Depositor, in such manner and amounts as may be specified in written
instructions of the Depositor. All such instructions shall be deemed to
constitute a certification by the Depositor that the distribution so directed is
one that the Depositor is permitted to receive. A declaration of the Depositor's
intention as to the disposition of an amount distributed pursuant to Article V
hereof shall be in writing and given to the Custodian. The Custodian shall have
no liability with respect to any contribution to the custodial account, any
investment of assets in the custodial account or any distribution therefrom
pursuant to instructions received from the Depositor or pursuant to this
Agreement, or for any consequences to the Depositor arising from such
contributions, investments or distributions including, but not limited to,
excise and other taxes and penalties which might accrue or be assessed by reason
thereof, nor shall the Custodian be under any duty to make any inquiry or
investigation with respect thereto.
2. IF THE DEPOSITOR IS DISABLED (as defined in Section 72(m) of the Code),
all or a portion of the balance in the custodial account may be distributed to
him/her as soon as practicable after the Custodian receives written notice of
the Depositor's disability and a written request for distribution. The Custodian
may require such proof of disability as it deems necessary prior to the time
that amounts are distributed to the Depositor due to such disability.
3. THE DEPOSITOR SHALL BE fully and solely responsible for all taxes and
penalties which might accrue or be assessed for having failed to make the annual
minimum withdrawal required in any year.
ARTICLE X
A Depositor shall have the right to designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries
to receive any amounts remaining in his account in the event of his death. Any
prior beneficiary designation may be changed or revoked at any time by a
Depositor by written designation signed by the Depositor on a form acceptable
to, and filed with, the Custodian; provided, however, that such designation, or
change or revocation of a prior designation shall not become effective until it
has been received by the Custodian, nor shall it be effective unless received by
the Custodian no later than thirty days before the death of the Depositor, and
provided further that the last such designation of beneficiary or change or
revocation of beneficiary executed by the Depositor, if received by the
Custodian within the time specified, shall control. Unless otherwise provided in
the beneficiary designation, amounts payable by reason of the Depositor's death
will be paid in equal shares only to the primary beneficiary or beneficiaries
who survive the Depositor, or, if no primary beneficiary survives the Depositor,
to the contingent beneficiary or beneficiaries who survive the Depositor. If the
Depositor had not, by the date of his death, properly designated a beneficiary
in accordance with the preceding sentences, or if no designated beneficiary
survives the Depositor, then the Depositor's beneficiary shall be the
Depositor's surviving spouse, or if there is no surviving spouse, the
Depositor's estate.
ARTICLE XI
1. ANY ADMINISTRATIVE OR OTHER FEES of the Custodian and its agents for
performing duties pursuant to this Agreement shall be in such amount as shall be
established from time to time. The Depositor agrees to pay the Custodian the
fees specified in its current fee schedule and authorizes the Custodian to
charge the Depositor's custodian account for the amount of such fees.
2. UPON THIRTY DAYS' PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE, the Custodian may substitute a
new fee schedule. The Custodian's fees, any income, gift, estate and inheritance
taxes and other taxes of any kind whatsoever, including transfer taxes incurred
in connection with the investment or reinvestment of the assets of the custodial
account, that may be levied or assessed in respect of such assets, and all other
administrative expenses incurred by the Custodian in the performance of its
duties including fees for legal services rendered to the Custodian, may be
charged to the custodial account with the right to liquidate Investment Company
shares for this purpose, or at the Custodian's option, shall be billed to the
Depositor directly.
ARTICLE XII
1. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL take effect only when accepted and signed by the
Custodian. As directed, the Custodian shall then open and maintain a separate
custodial account for Depositor and invest the initial contribution hereunder in
shares of the Investment Company. Where the ▇▇▇ Adoption Agreement is checked
for spousal accounts, separate custodial accounts will be opened and maintained
in each spouse's name. The amounts specified in the ▇▇▇ Adoption Agreement shall
be credited to each spouse's separate custodial account except that no more than
$2,000 shall be credited to either custodial account.
2. THE CUSTODIAN SHALL invest subsequent contributions as directed. If any
such written instructions are not received as required however, or if received,
are in the opinion of the Custodian unclear, or if the accompanying contribution
exceeds $2,000 for the Depositor and/or $2,000 for the Depositor's spouse, the
Custodian may hold or return all or a portion of the contribution uninvested
without liability for loss of income or appreciation, and without liability for
interest, pending receipt of written instructions or clarification.
3. ALL DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAIN DISTRIBUTIONS, less charges, received on
Investment Company shares held in the custodial account shall (unless received
in additional such shares) be reinvested in shares of the Investment Company,
which shall be credited to the custodial account. If any distribution on such
shares may be received at the election of the Depositor in additional such
shares or in cash or other property, the Custodian shall elect to receive it in
additional Investment Company shares.
4. ALL INVESTMENT COMPANY SHARES ACQUIRED by the Custodian hereunder shall
be registered in the name of the Custodian (with or without identifying the
Depositor) or of its nominees. The Custodian shall deliver, or cause to be
executed and delivered, to the Depositor all notices, prospectuses, financial
statements, proxies and proxy solicitation materials relating to such Investment
Company shares held in the custodial account. The Custodian shall not vote any
Investment Company shares except in accordance with the written instructions
received from the Depositor.
ARTICLE XIII
1. THE CUSTODIAN SHALL keep adequate records of transactions it is required
to perform hereunder. Not later than six months after the close of each calendar
year or after the Custodian's registration or removal pursuant to Article XV
below,
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the Custodian shall render to the Depositor or the Depositor's legal
representative a written report or reports reflecting the transactions effected
by it during such period and the assets and liabilities of the custodial account
at the close of the period. Sixty days after rendering such report(s), the
Custodian shall (to the extent permitted by law) be forever released and
discharged from all liability and accountability to anyone with respect to its
acts and transactions shown in or reflected by such report(s), except with
respect to those as to which the Depositor or the Depositor's legal
representative shall have filed written objections with the Custodian within the
latter such sixty-day period.
2. THE CUSTODIAN SHALL receive and invest contributions as directed by the
Depositor, hold and distribute such investments, and keep adequate records and
reports thereon, all in accordance with this Agreement. The parties do not
intend to confer any other fiduciary duties of the Custodian, and none shall be
implied. The Custodian shall not be liable (and assumes no responsibility) for
the collection of contributions, the deductibility or propriety of any
contribution under this Agreement, or the purposes or propriety of any
distribution from the account, which matters are the responsibility of the
Depositor or the Depositor's legal representative.
3. THE DEPOSITOR, to the extent permitted by law, shall always fully
indemnify the Custodian and save it harmless from any and all liability
whatsoever which may arise in connection with this Agreement and matters which
it contemplates, except that which arises due to the Custodian's negligence and
willful misconduct. The Custodian shall not be obligated or expected to commence
or defend any legal action or preceding in connection with this Agreement or
such matters unless agreed upon by the Custodian and Depositor or said legal
representative, and unless fully indemnified for so doing to the Custodian's
satisfaction.
4. THE CUSTODIAN MAY conclusively rely upon and shall be protected in acting
upon any written order from the Depositor or the Depositor's legal
representative or any other notice, request, consent, certificate or other
instruments or paper believed by it to be genuine and to have been properly
executed, and as long as it acts in good faith in taking or omitting to take any
other action in reliance thereon.
ARTICLE XIV
1. THE CUSTODIAN MAY resign at any time upon thirty days' notice in writing
to the Depositor, and may be removed by the Depositor at any time upon thirty
days' notice in writing to the Custodian. Upon such resignation or removal, the
Depositor shall appoint a successor custodian to serve under this Agreement.
Upon receipt by the Custodian of written acceptance of such appointment by the
successor custodian, the Custodian shall transfer to such successor the assets
of the custodial account and all necessary records (or copies thereof)
pertaining thereto, provided that (at the Custodian's request) any successor
custodian shall agree not to dispose of any such records without the Custodian's
consent. The Custodian is authorized, however, to reserve such assets as it may
deem advisable for payment of any other liabilities constituting a charge on or
against the assets of the custodial account or on or against the Custodian, with
any balance of such reserve remaining after the payment of all such items to be
paid over to the successor custodian.
2. THE CUSTODIAN SHALL NOT be liable for the acts or omissions of such
successor custodian.
3. THE CUSTODIAN, AND EVERY SUCCESSOR CUSTODIAN appointed to serve under
this Agreement, must be a bank (as defined in Section 408(n) of the Code) or
such other person who qualifies with the Internal Revenue Service to serve in
the manner prescribed by Code section 408(a)(2) and satisfies the Custodian,
upon request, as to such qualification.
4. AFTER THE CUSTODIAN HAS transferred the custodial account assets
(including any reserve balance as contemplated above) to the successor
custodian, the Custodian shall be relieved of all further liability with respect
to this Agreement, the custodial account and the assets thereof.
ARTICLE XV
1. THE CUSTODIAN SHALL terminate the custodial account and pay the proceeds
of the account to the depositor if within thirty days after the resignation or
removal of the Custodian pursuant to Article XV above, the Depositor has not
appointed a successor custodian which has accepted such appointment unless
within that time the Distributor appoints such successor and gives written
notice thereof to the Depositor and the Custodian. The Distributor shall have
the right, but not the duty, to appoint such a successor. Termination of the
custodial account shall be effected by distributing all of the assets therein in
cash or in kind to the Depositor in a lump sum, subject to the Custodian's right
to reserve funds as provided in said Article XV.
2. UPON TERMINATION of the custodial account in any manner provided for in
this Article XVI, this Agreement shall terminate and have no further force and
effect, and the Custodian shall be relieved from all further liability with
respect to this Agreement, the custodial account and all assets thereof so
distributed.
ARTICLE XVI
1. ANY NOTICE FROM THE CUSTODIAN TO THE DEPOSITOR provided for in this
Agreement shall be effective when mailed if sent by first class mail to the
Depositor at the Depositor's last known address as shown on the Custodian's
records. Any notice required or permitted to be given to the Custodian, shall
become effective upon actual receipt by the Custodian at such address as the
Custodian shall provide the Depositor from time to time in writing.
2. THIS AGREEMENT is accepted by the Custodian and shall be construed and
administered in accordance with the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The Custodian and the Depositor hereby waive and agree to waive right to trial
by jury in an action or proceeding instituted in respect to this custodial
account. The Depositor further agrees that the venue of any litigation between
him and the Custodian with respect to the custodial account shall be in the
County of Suffolk, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
3. THIS AGREEMENT is intended to qualify under section 408 of the Code as an
Individual Retirement Account and to entitle the Depositor to any retirement
savings deduction which he may qualify for under section 219 of the Code, and if
any provision hereof is subject to more than one interpretation or any term used
herein is subject to more than one construction, such ambiguity shall be
resolved in favor of that interpretation or construction which is consistent
with that intent.
4. ALL PROVISIONS IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE subject to the Code and to
regulations promulgated thereunder. In the event that any one or more of the
provisions contained in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be held to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement.
5. THE CUSTODIAN SHALL have no duties whatsoever except such duties as it
specifically agrees to in writing, and no implied covenants or obligations shall
be read into this Agreement against the Custodian. The Custodian shall not be
liable under this Agreement, except for its own bad faith, gross negligence or
willful misconduct.
6. NO INTEREST, RIGHT OR CLAIM IN OR TO ANY PART of the custodial account or
any payment therefrom shall be assignable, transferable, or subject to sale,
mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, communication, anticipation, garnishment,
attachment, execution, or levy of any kind and the Custodian shall not recognize
any attempt to assign, transfer, sell, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, commute or
anticipate the same, except as required by law.
7. THE DEPOSITOR HEREBY DELEGATES to the Custodian the power to amend this
Agreement from time to time as it deems appropriate, and hereby consents to all
such amendments, provided, however, that all such amendments are in compliance
with the provisions of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. All
such amendments shall be effective as of the date specified in a written notice
of amendment which will be sent to the Depositor.
INSTRUCTIONS
(Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless otherwise noted.)
PURPOSE OF FORM
This model custodial account agreement may be used by an individual who
wishes to adopt an individual retirement account under section 408(a). When
fully executed by the Depositor and the Custodian not later than the time
prescribed by law for filing the Federal income tax return for the Depositor's
tax year (not including any extensions thereof), a Depositor will have an
individual retirement account (▇▇▇) custodial account which meets the
requirements of section 408(a). This account must be created in the United
States for the exclusive benefit of the Depositor or his/her beneficiaries.
DEFINITIONS
CUSTODIAN. -- The Custodian must be a bank or savings and loan association,
as defined in section 408(n), or other person who has the approval of the
Internal Revenue Service to act as custodian.
DEPOSITOR. -- The Depositor is the person who establishes the custodial
account.
▇▇▇ FOR NON-WORKING SPOUSES
Contributions to an ▇▇▇ custodial account for a non-working spouse must be
made to a separate ▇▇▇ custodial account established by the non-working spouse.
This form may be used to establish the ▇▇▇ custodial account for the
non-working spouse.
An employee's social security number will serve as the identification number
of his or her individual retirement account. An employer identification number
is only required for each participant-directed individual retirement account. An
employer identification number is required for a common fund created for
individual retirement accounts.
For more information, obtain a copy of the required disclosure statement
from your custodian or get Publication 590, Individual Retirement Arrangements.
(IRAs).
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SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
ARTICLE IV -- Distribution made under this Article may be made in a single
sum, periodic payment, or a combination of both. The distribution option should
be reviewed in the year the Depositor reaches age 70 1/2 to make sure the
requirements of section 408(a)(6) have been met.
ARTICLE IX -- This article and any that follow it may incorporate additional
provisions that are agreed upon by the Depositor and the Custodian to complete
the agreement. These may include, for example: definitions, investment powers,
voting rights, exculpatory provisions, amendment and termination, removal of
Custodian, Custodian's fees, state law requirements, beginning date of
distributions, accepting only cash, treatment of excess contributions,
prohibited transactions with the Depositor, etc. Use additional pages if
necessary and attach them to this form.
Note: This form may be reproduced and reduced in size for adoption to
passbook or card purposes.
THE AIM FAMILY OF FUNDS --Registered Trademark--
INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Under applicable federal regulations, a custodian of an individual
retirement account is required to furnish each depositor who has established or
is establishing an individual retirement account with a statement which
discloses certain information regarding the account. Boston Safe Deposit and
Trust Company (hereinafter referred to as the "Custodian") is providing this
Disclosure Statement to you in accordance with that requirement, and this
Disclosure Statement contains general information about the The AIM Family of
Funds --Registered Trademark-- Individual Retirement Custodial Account
(hereinafter referred to as "▇▇▇"). This Disclosure Statement should be reviewed
in conjunction with both the Individual Retirement Custodial Account agreement
(From 5305-A and any attachments thereto, hereinafter referred to as the
"Custodial Agreement") and the Adoption Agreement for your ▇▇▇. You should
review this Disclosure Statement and the ▇▇▇ documents with your attorney or
tax advisor. The Custodian cannot give tax advice or determine whether or not
the ▇▇▇ is appropriate for you.
A. SEVEN DAY RIGHT TO REVOKE YOUR ▇▇▇.
You may revoke your ▇▇▇ at any time within seven business days after the
date the ▇▇▇ is established, by giving proper notice. For purposes of
revocation, it will be assumed that you received the Disclosure Statement no
later than the date of your check with which you opened your ▇▇▇. Written notice
must be hand delivered or sent by first class mail, in which case, the
revocation will be effective as of the date the notice is postmarked (or if sent
by certified or registered mail, the date of certification or registration).
Notice of revocation should be made to: A I M Distributors, Inc., Eleven
Greenway Plaza, Suite 1919, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, Attention:
Shareholder Services Department, area code (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇. If you revoke your
▇▇▇, you are entitled to a refund of your entire contribution to the ▇▇▇,
without adjustment for such items as sales commissions, administrative expenses
or fluctuation in market value. If you do not revoke within seven business days
after the establishment of the ▇▇▇, you will be deemed to have accepted the
terms and conditions of the ▇▇▇ and cannot later revoke the ▇▇▇ without certain
potential penalties.
B. STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS.
An ▇▇▇ is a trust or custodial account created or organized in the United
States for your exclusive benefit or that of your beneficiaries. It must be
created by a written governing instrument that meets the following requirements:
(1) THE TRUSTEE OR CUSTODIAN MUST BE A BANK, federally insured credit union,
savings and loan association or another person eligible to act as trustee or
custodian;
(2) EXCEPT FOR ROLLOVER CONTRIBUTIONS (as described in Part F below), no
contribution will be accepted unless it is in cash or cash equivalent,
including, but not by way of limitation, personal checks, cashier's checks, and
wire transfers;
(3) EXCEPT FOR ROLLOVERS, simplified employee pension ("SEP") contributions,
and spousal ▇▇▇ contributions described below, contributions of more than $2,000
for any tax year may not be made;
(4) YOU WILL HAVE A NONFORFEITABLE INTEREST IN THE ACCOUNT;
(5) NO PART OF THE TRUST OR CUSTODIAL FUNDS will be invested in life
insurance contracts, nor may the assets be commingled with other property except
in a common trust fund or common investment fund. Furthermore, as provided in
section 408(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"),
your ▇▇▇ may not be invested in "collectibles," such as art works, antiques,
metals, gems, stamps, coins (with an exception for certain U.S.-minted gold and
silver coins), and certain other types of tangible personal property. An
investment in a collectible would be treated as a distribution from your ▇▇▇
which would be includible in your gross income, and, if you had not attained the
age of 59 1/2, the distribution would also be subject to the premature
distribution penalty as discussed in Part E(4) below;
(6) YOUR ENTIRE INTEREST IN THE ACCOUNT MUST BE, or begin to be, distributed
on or before April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which
you reach age 70 1/2. The distribution may be made in a single sum, or you may
receive periodic distributions, so long as your entire interest is distributed
in equal or substantially equal payments over any of the following periods:
(a) your life;
(b) the lives of you and your designated beneficiary;
(c) a period certain not extending beyond your life expectancy;
(d) a period certain not extending beyond the life expectancy of you and
your designated beneficiary.
If the distributions from your ▇▇▇ are to be made over one of the foregoing
periods, the amount distributed each year must meet the minimum distribution
requirements set forth in your ▇▇▇ Custodial Agreement, or you will incur a
penalty as described in Part E(8) below;
(7) IF YOU DIE AFTER DISTRIBUTIONS HAVE commenced but before your entire
interest has been distributed to you, payments must continue at least as rapidly
as under the method of distribution in effect, at your death. If you die before
distributions have commenced, generally your entire interest must be distributed
within five years of your death. However, if your interest is payable to a
designated beneficiary, payments may be made over the life or a period not
exceeding the life expectancy of the beneficiary; provided, however, that such
payments must commence within one year of your death unless your designated
beneficiary is your surviving spouse, in which case payments need not commence
until the date on which you would have attained age 70 1/2. You should advise
the Custodian as to your beneficiary and the method of distribution desired.
C. INVESTMENT OF YOUR ▇▇▇.
Under the terms of the Custodial Agreement, your contributions will be
invested by the Custodian in full and fractional shares of the investment
company or companies that you select. As provided in the Custodial Agreement,
you may only invest your ▇▇▇ Funds in shares of investment companies which are
part of "The AIM Family of Funds --Registered Trademark--," which are managed
or advised by subsidiaries of A I M Management Group Inc. You will be provided
with a list of the investment companies from which you may choose to invest.
Subject to the foregoing and to any additional restrictions described in the
Custodial Agreement, you have complete control over the investment of your ▇▇▇
Funds. The Custodian will not provide any form of investment advice or make
investment recommendations of any type, so you will make all investment
decisions on the basis of information you obtain from other sources. When you
make a decision on how you wish to invest Funds held in your ▇▇▇, you should
provide the Custodian with specific instructions, detailing your investment
decision so that the Custodian can effectuate such investments as provided in
your ▇▇▇ Custodial Agreement. If you fail to direct the Custodian as to the
Investment of all or any portion of your ▇▇▇ account, the Custodian shall hold
such uninvested amount in your account and shall incur no liability for
interest or earnings thereon. All dividends and capital gain distributions
received on shares of an investment company held in your ▇▇▇ will be reinvested
in shares of that investment company, if available, which shall be credited to
the Custodian account. Detailed information about the shares of the AIM fund(s)
you select must be furnished to you in the form of prospectuses governed by
rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
D. LIMITATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON ▇▇▇ CONTRIBUTIONS AND DEDUCTIONS.
Except in the case of rollover contributions (see Part F below), generally
you may contribute up to the lesser of $2,000 or 100% of your compensation
(earned income) to your ▇▇▇ for any taxable year. A non-working spouse may
contribute up to $2,000 to a separate ▇▇▇.
Section 219 of the Code contains special provisions governing whether
amounts contributed to your ▇▇▇ will be deductible from gross income for federal
income tax purposes. To the extent you are not eligible or elect not to make
deductible ▇▇▇ contributions, you may make nondeductible ▇▇▇ contributions
within the aforementioned limits which are reduced by the amount of any
deductible contributions. The following is a summary of the rules regarding the
deductibility of contributions to your ▇▇▇. You should consult your tax advisor
to determine the specific application of such rules to your ▇▇▇ contributions
for any particular taxable year.
(1) IF NEITHER YOU, NOR YOUR SPOUSE, IS an "active participant" (as
determined under section 219(g) of the Code and any regulations or rulings
thereunder) in a retirement plan during any part of the taxable year, you may
take a deduction for contributions to your ▇▇▇ for such taxable year in an
amount equal to the lesser of $2,000 or 100% of your compensation (earned
income) for such taxable year.
(2) IF EITHER YOU, OR YOUR SPOUSE (unless you file separate income tax
returns as noted below), is considered an "active participant" in a retirement
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plan for any part of the taxable year, the extent, if any, to which
contributions to your ▇▇▇ will be deductible depends on the amount of your
adjusted gross income ("AGI"). The maximum ▇▇▇ deduction as specified in
Paragraph (1) above will be reduced in the same ratio that the excess of your
AGI over $25,000 (for a single individual), $40,000 (for a married couple filing
jointly) and zero (for a married couple filing separately) bears to $10,000.
Thus, if you are an active participant in a retirement plan, no ▇▇▇ deduction
will be permitted if:
(a) You are a single individual with AGI in excess of $35,000,
(b) you are married and file a joint return with AGI in excess of
$50,000, or
(c) you are married, file separate returns and either you or your spouse
have AGI in excess of $10,000.
(3) IF YOU ARE MARRIED and your spouse has no compensation for the taxable
year, or elects to be treated as having no compensation for such year, you are
permitted an additional deduction in the amount of $250 for contributions to an
▇▇▇ for the benefit of your spouse provided that your spouse has not attained
age 70 1/2 and you file a joint income tax return for such year, subject to the
provisions of (1) or (2) above, whichever is applicable. (see below)
You will be considered an "active participant" for any particular taxable
year if you are covered by a retirement plan for any part of such year.
Generally, you will be considered covered by a retirement plan for a year if
your employer or union has a retirement plan under which money is added to your
account or you are eligible to earn retirement credits for such year. For
example, if you are covered under a profit-sharing plan, certain government
plans, a salary reduction arrangement (such as a tax-sheltered annuity
arrangement or a 401(k) plan), a SEP or a plan which promises you a retirement
benefit which is based upon the number of years of service you have with the
employer, you are likely to be an active participant. Your Form W-2 for the year
should indicate your participation status. You are an active participant for a
year even if you are not yet vested in your retirement benefit. Also, if you
make required contributions or voluntary employee contributions to a retirement
plan, you are an active participant. In certain plans you may be an active
participant even if you were only with the employer for part of the year. You
should note that if you are married but file a separate tax return, and you did
not live with your spouse at any time during the taxable year, your spouse's
active participation does not affect your ability to make deductible
contributions.
No deduction will be allowed under (1) or (2) above for any contribution
which is made for the taxable year during which you attain age 70 1/2 or for any
subsequent year. You are permitted to contribute and deduct up to $4,000 for
contributions to your ▇▇▇ and a spousal ▇▇▇, subject to the provisions of (1)
and (2) above. However, in no event shall the contribution to either ▇▇▇ exceed
$2,000. It should be noted that if both you and your spouse work, each may
contribute up to $2,000 of compensation (earned income) to his or her own ▇▇▇.
If your employer maintains a SEP, your employer may contribute to your ▇▇▇
up to the lesser of 15% of your compensation from such employer or $30,000.
Since SEP contributions are excluded from your gross income, such contributions
are not deductible for federal income tax purposes.
If contributions to your ▇▇▇ are deductible as outlined above, you may claim
such deduction even if you do not itemize your deductions on your federal income
tax return. You must make contributions to your ▇▇▇ during the taxable year for
which you claim the deduction or by the deadline for filing your federal income
tax return for such year (without regard to any filing deadline extension). For
example, if you are a calendar-year taxpayer, you must make contributions no
later than April 15th in order to take a deduction for the previous year.
If any portion of a contribution to your ▇▇▇ is nondeductible as outlined
above, you must so designate on your federal income tax return, as required
under section 408(o)(4) of the Code and file From 8606 with your tax return.
E. FEDERAL INCOME TAX STATUS OF THE ▇▇▇ AND CERTAIN DISTRIBUTIONS.
(1) IN GENERAL. Except as described below, your ▇▇▇ and earnings thereon are
exempt from federal income tax until distributions are made from the ▇▇▇.
(2) TAX TREATMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS. If all contributions to your ▇▇▇ (other
than rollover contributions) have been deductible for federal income tax
purposes then all distributions from your ▇▇▇ will be taxable as ordinary
income. However, if you have made any nondeductible ▇▇▇ contributions,
distributions from your ▇▇▇ will be treated as partially a return of deductible
contributions, if any, (taxable), partially a return of nondeductible
contributions (nontaxable) and partially a distribution of earnings (taxable).
The portion of an ▇▇▇ distribution which will be excludable from income will be
determined by multiplying the total amount distributed by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the aggregate of all your nondeductible ▇▇▇ contributions,
and the denominator of which is the aggregate balance of all of your IRAs
(including rollover IRAs and SEPs). For purposes of the foregoing, (a) all of
your IRAs will be treated as a single ▇▇▇, (b) all distributions during a
taxable year will be treated as a single distribution and (c) the aggregate
balance of your IRAs will be determined as of the end of the calendar year with
or within which your taxable year ends, after adding back any distributions for
such year.
Distributions from your ▇▇▇ are not eligible for any special tax treatment
such as five-or ten-year averaging or capital gains treatment.
(3) EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS. If contributions to your ▇▇▇ are in excess of the
limits stated in Part D above, you will be assessed a 6% nondeductible excise
tax on such excess amounts. This tax is payable for each year the excess is
permitted to remain in your ▇▇▇. However, if the excess contribution has not
been taken as a deduction, and if the excess and all earnings thereon are
returned before the due date for filing your income tax return for the year in
which the excess contribution was made, the 6% excise tax will not be assessed.
The earnings on such excess contribution that are returned to you will be
taxable as ordinary income and will be deemed to have been earned and taxable in
the tax year during which the excess contribution was made. In addition, if you
are not disabled or have not reached age 59 1/2, the earnings will be subject to
the 10% premature withdrawal penalty discussed below. The 6% excess contribution
tax may be eliminated for future tax years by withdrawing the excess
contribution from your ▇▇▇ before the due date for filing your tax return for
that year or by under-contributing for a subsequent year by an amount equal to
the excess contribution. If the total contributions for the year to your ▇▇▇ are
$2,250 or less, and there are no employer contributions for the year, you may
withdraw any excess contributions after the due date for filing your tax return,
including extensions, and not include the amount withdrawn in your gross income.
This applies only to the part of the excess that you did not take a deduction
for. It is not necessary to withdraw the interest or other income earned on the
excess. You will have to pay the 6% tax on the excess amount for each year the
excess contribution was in the ▇▇▇.
If the contributions to your ▇▇▇ for any year are more than $2,250, you must
include in your gross income any excess over $2,250, unless it is an excess
rollover contribution attributable to erroneous information. You may also have
to pay a 10% tax on premature distributions on the amount you withdraw, unless
you are age 59 1/2 or disabled.
If less than the maximum amount of contributions has been made in years
before the year you make an excess contribution, the prior year's difference may
not be used to reduce the excess contribution. Qualified rollover contributions,
as described in Part F below, are not considered excess contributions.
(4) PREMATURE DISTRIBUTIONS. In addition to any regular income tax that may
be payable, distributions from your ▇▇▇ that occur before you reach age 59 1/2
(except in the event of disability, death, rollover, medical expenses in excess
of 7.5% of adjusted gross income, medical insurance premiums in the event of
unemployment or as a qualifying distribution of an excess contribution), will be
assessed a 10% additional income tax on the amount distributed which is
includible in your gross income. However, the additional 10% income tax will not
be imposed if the distribution is one of a scheduled series of level payments to
be made over your life or life expectancy or over the joint lives or joint life
expectancies of you and your beneficiary. Amounts treated as distributions from
the ▇▇▇ because of pledging the ▇▇▇ as described below, or prohibited
transactions as described below, will also be considered premature distributions
if they occur before you reach age 59 1/2 (assuming you are not disabled).
(5) EXCESS DISTRIBUTIONS If the aggregate of your distributions from
qualified plans and individual retirement accounts exceed a certain limit for
any calendar year, a 15% excise tax will be imposed on such excess
distributions. Generally, the limit is the greater of $150,000 (available only
if a special grandfather provision is not elected on a return filed for a
pre-1989 tax year) or $112,500 as adjusted for cost-of-living increases. For any
such excess distributions prior to your attainment of age 59 1/2, the 15% excise
tax will be offset by the 10% additional income tax on early distributions.
(6) PLEDGING THE ▇▇▇. If you pledge your ▇▇▇ as security for a loan, the
portion so pledged is treated as being distributed to you in that year. In
addition to any regular income tax that may be payable on the distribution, the
premature distribution penalty as discussed above may also be applicable.
(7) PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS. If you or your beneficiary engages in a
prohibited transaction, as described in section 4975 of the Code with respect to
your ▇▇▇, your ▇▇▇ will lose its exemption from tax and you must include the
fair market value of your ▇▇▇ in your gross income for the year during which the
prohibited transaction occurred. In addition to any regular income tax that may
be payable, the premature distribution penalty as discussed above may also be
applicable.
(8) INSUFFICIENT OR LATE DISTRIBUTIONS. In addition to the regular income
tax that may be payable on distributions from your ▇▇▇, you will be assessed
penalties on certain accumulations if funds in your ▇▇▇ are not distributed in
accordance with the rules described in Part B above. If the amount distributed
from your ▇▇▇ during the year is less than the minimum amount required to be
distributed during such year, an excise tax will be imposed. The tax imposed is
equal to 50% of the amount by which the minimum required distribution exceeds
the amount actually distributed during the year.
(9) ESTATE AND GIFT TAX STATUS OR DISTRIBUTIONS. Generally, for estate tax
purposes, the value of your ▇▇▇ will be fully includible in your gross estate in
the event of your death. For gift tax purposes, beneficiary designations will
not be treated as gifts. Also, contributions to an ▇▇▇ on behalf of a spouse who
has no earned income or elects to be treated as having no earned income will
qualify for
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the annual present interest gift exclusion. You should consult your tax advisor
with respect to the application of community property laws on estate and gift
tax issues relating to your ▇▇▇.
(10) INHERITED IRAs. Your ▇▇▇ will be treated as an inherited ▇▇▇ if, upon
your death, it is acquired by a beneficiary other than your surviving spouse. An
inherited ▇▇▇ may not be rolled over to a qualified plan or to another ▇▇▇, nor
may an inherited ▇▇▇ accept any regular or rollover deposits. Only a beneficiary
who is your surviving spouse will be allowed to roll over the ▇▇▇ funds into his
or her own ▇▇▇.
(11) FEDERAL INCOME TAX WITHOLDING. The taxable portion of distributions
from your ▇▇▇ is subject to federal income tax withholding unless you elect not
to have withholding applied. If you elect not to have withholding applied to
taxable distributions from your ▇▇▇, or if insufficient federal income tax is
withheld from any distribution, you may be responsible for payment of estimated
taxes, as well as for penalties under the estimated tax rules, if withholding
and estimated tax payments were not sufficient. Additional information regarding
withholding and the necessary election forms will be provided no later than at
the time a distribution is requested.
F. ROLLOVER CONTRIBUTIONS.
A rollover is a tax-free distribution of cash or other assets from one
retirement program to another. There are two kinds of rollover contributions to
an ▇▇▇. In one, you contribute amounts distributed to you from one ▇▇▇ to
another ▇▇▇. With the other, you contribute amounts distributed to you from your
employer's qualified plan or 403(b) plan to an ▇▇▇. A rollover is an allowable
▇▇▇ contribution which is not subject to the limits on regular contributions
discussed in Part D above. However, you may not deduct a rollover contribution
to your ▇▇▇ on your tax return.
If you receive a distribution from the qualified plan of your employer or
former employer, the distribution must be an "eligible rollover distribution" in
order for you to be able to roll all or part of the distribution over to your
▇▇▇. The portion you contribute to your ▇▇▇ will not be taxable to you until you
withdraw it from the ▇▇▇. Your employer or former employer will give you the
opportunity to roll over the distribution directly from the plan to the ▇▇▇. If
you elect, instead, to receive the distribution, you must deposit it into the
▇▇▇ within 60 days after you receive it.
An "eligible rollover distribution" is any distribution from a qualified
plan that would be taxable other than (1) a distribution that is one of a series
of periodic payments for an employee's life or over a period of 10 years or
more, (2) a required distribution after you attain age 70 1/2 and (3) certain
corrective distributions.
If the entire amount in your ▇▇▇ has been contributed in a tax-free rollover
from your employer's or former employer's qualified plan or 403(b) plan, you may
later roll over the ▇▇▇ to a new employer's plan if such plan permits rollovers.
Your ▇▇▇ would then serve as a conduit for those assets. However, you may later
roll those ▇▇▇ funds into a new employer's plan only if you make no further
contributions to that ▇▇▇, or commingle the ▇▇▇ rollover funds with existing ▇▇▇
assets.
G. AMENDMENTS.
The Custodian of your ▇▇▇ may amend the agreements establishing your ▇▇▇ at
any time. The Custodian will comply with the amendment procedures set forth in
your Custodial Agreement.
H. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
Because the value of assets held in your ▇▇▇ is subject to market
fluctuation, the value of your ▇▇▇ can neither be guaranteed nor projected.
There is no assurance of growth in the value of your ▇▇▇ or guarantee of
investment results. You will, however, be provided with periodic statements of
your ▇▇▇, including current market values of investments.
Certain fees will be charged by the Custodian in connection with your ▇▇▇.
Such fees are disclosed on the Custodian's fee schedule, a copy of which has
been provided to you. Upon thirty days' prior written notice, the Custodian may
substitute a new fee schedule. Any fees or other expenses incurred in connection
with your ▇▇▇ will be deducted from your ▇▇▇ (with liquidation of Fund Shares,
if necessary), or at the Custodian's option, such fees or expenses may be billed
to you directly.
For its services to the various funds, in The AIM Family of
Funds--Registered trademark--, Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company receives a
custodian fee. This fee is in addition to fees it receives for acting as
Custodian under the ▇▇▇. Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company and A I M
Distributors, Inc. also will receive additional fees for performing specific
services with respect to the various funds in the AIM Family of Funds. Any such
fees will be fully disclosed to you. Potential investors should obtain a copy of
the current Prospectus relating to the fund(s) selected for investment prior to
making an investment. Also, copies of the Statement of Additional Information
relating to such fund(s) will be provided upon your request to A I M
Distributors, Inc.
I. MISCELLANEOUS.
Each year you will be provided a statement(s) of account which will give the
amount of contributions to the ▇▇▇, the year to which each contribution relates,
and the total value of the ▇▇▇ as of the end of the year. Information relating
to contributions and distributions must be reported annually to the Internal
Revenue Service and to you. You must also file Form 5329 (Return for Individual
Retirement Savings Arrangement) with the Internal Revenue Service for each
taxable year during which you are assessed any penalty or tax as discussed in
Part E above.
Your ▇▇▇ has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service. Such approval is
a determination as to the form of the ▇▇▇, and does not represent a
determination of the IRA's merits as an investment.
Further information about IRAs can be obtained from any district office of
the Internal Revenue Service or from the Custodian.
All provisions in this Disclosure Statement are subject to the Code and to
the regulations promulgated thereunder. This Disclosure Statement constitutes a
nontechnical restatement and summary of certain provisions of the Code which may
affect your ▇▇▇. This is not a legal document. Your legal rights and obligations
are governed by the federal tax laws and regulations and your Custodial
Agreement and Adoption Agreement with the Custodian.
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SEP AND SARSEP ▇▇▇ APPLICATION [AIM LOGO APPEARS HERE]
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1. INVESTOR INFORMATION (Please print or type.)
Name Birth Date / /
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First Name Middle Last Name Month Day Year
Address
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Street City State Zip Code
Social Security Number
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Daytime Telephone Evening Telephone
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2. TYPE OF ACCOUNT
[ ] SEP - Employer contributions only.
[ ] SARSEP - Employee salary-reduction SEP.
[ ] Combined SEP/SARSEP - Employer and Employee contributions.
Name of Employer Telephone
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3. FUND INVESTMENT
Indicate Fund(s) and contribution amount(s). Make check payable to Boston
Safe Deposit and Trust Company. Minimum $25 per fund per contribution
submission.
Fund $ or % of Assets Class of Shares (check one)
[ ] AIM Balanced Fund $ [ ] Class A [ ] Class B
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[ ] AIM Charter Fund $ [ ] Class A [ ] Class B
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[ ] AIM Constellation Fund $ [ ] Class A [ ] Class B
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[ ] AIM Global Aggressive Growth Fund $ [ ] Class A [ ] Class B
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[ ] AIM Global Growth Fund $ [ ] Class A [ ] Class B
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[ ] AIM Global Income Fund $ [ ] Class A [ ] Class B
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[ ] AIM Growth Fund $ [ ] Class A [ ] Class B
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[ ] AIM Global Utilities Fund $ [ ] Class A [ ] Class B
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[ ] AIM High Yield Fund $ [ ] Class A [ ] Class B
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[ ] AIM Income Fund $ [ ] Class A [ ] Class B
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[ ] AIM Intermediate Government Fund $ [ ] Class A [ ] Class B
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[ ] AIM International Equity Fund $ [ ] Class A [ ] Class B
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[ ] AIM Limited Maturity Treasury Shares $ [ ] Class A [ ] Class B
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[ ] AIM Money Market Fund $ [ ] Class A
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[ ] AIM Value Fund $ [ ] Class A [ ] Class B [ ] Class C
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[ ] AIM ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Fund $ [ ] Class A [ ] Class B
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Total $ [ ] Class A [ ] Class B
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If no class of shares is selected, Class A shares will be purchased.
All dividends and capital gains will be reinvested in the fund(s)
automatically.
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4. TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
Telephone Exchange Privilege. Unless indicated below, I authorize the
Transfer Agent to accept instructions from any person to exchange shares in
my account(s) by telephone in accordance with the procedures and conditions
set forth in the Fund's current prospectus.
[ ] I do not want the Telephone Exchange Privilege.
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5. BENEFICIARY INFORMATION
I hereby designate the following beneficiary to receive the balance in my
▇▇▇ custodial account upon my death. To be effective, the designation of
beneficiary and any subsequent change in designation of beneficiary must be
filed with the Custodian prior to my death. If no beneficiary is designated
or no designated beneficiary or contingent beneficiary survives me, the
balance in my ▇▇▇ will be distributed to the legal representatives of my
estate. This designation revokes any prior designations. I retain the right
to revoke this designation. In the event that I die and no primary
beneficiary listed below (or such beneficiary's heirs, if applicable) is
alive, distribute all Fund accounts in my ▇▇▇ to the following contingent
beneficiary, or contingent beneficiary's heirs, if applicable.
PRIMARY BENEFICIARY(IES)
Name % Relationship
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Beneficiary's Social Security Number Birth Date / /
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Name % Relationship
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Beneficiary's Social Security Number Birth Date / /
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CONTINGENT BENEFICIARY
Name % Relationship
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Social Security Number Birth Date / /
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6. AUTHORIZATION AND SIGNATURE
I hereby adopt the A I M Distributors, Inc. Individual Retirement Account
appointing Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company as Custodian. I have
received and read the current prospectus of the investment company(ies)
selected in this agreement and have read and understand the ▇▇▇ custodial
agreement and disclosure statement and consent to the custodial account fees
as specified. I understand that a $10 annual AIM Fund ▇▇▇ Maintenance Fee
will be deducted in early December from my AIM ▇▇▇ account. Under the
Interest and Dividend Tax Compliance Act of 1983, the Fund is required to
have the following certification. Under the penalties of perjury, I certify
that (i) the number shown in Section 1 is my correct Social
Security/Taxpayer Identification Number and (ii) I am not subject to backup
withholding because the Internal Revenue Service (a) has not notified me
that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of failure to report all
interest or dividends, or (b) has notified me that I am no longer subject to
backup withholding. Please refer to the Fund prospectus for complete
instructions regarding backup withholding.
Your Signature Date / /
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7. DEALER INFORMATION (To be completed by securities dealer.)
Name of Broker/Dealer Firm Branch #
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Home Office
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Address
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Rep. Name Rep. #
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Authorized Signature Telephone
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Branch Address
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Street City State Zip Code
[ ] Authorized for NAV purchase
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SARSEP ▇▇▇ ENROLLMENT AND SALARY [ AIM LOGO APPEARS HERE]
SAVINGS AGREEMENT
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8. INVESTOR INFORMATION (Please print or type.)
Name Date / /
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First Name Middle Last Name Month Day Year
Address
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Street City State Zip Code
Birth Date / / Hire Date / /
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Month Day Year Month Day Year
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Social Security Number
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[ ] I HEREBY ELECT TO BECOME A PARTICIPANT IN THE SARSEP.
As a Participant, I hereby authorize the Company to deduct ______% of my
Compensation or a flat dollar amount of $ __________ per pay period which I
understand will be contributed by the Employer to my ▇▇▇. I understand that
my annual SARSEP contribution cannot exceed the lesser of 15% of my
compensation or $9,240, or an amount as limited by IRS regulations. The
minimum contribution is $25 PER FUND PER CONTRIBUTION SUBMISSION.
[ ] I AM PRESENTLY A PARTICIPANT IN THE SARSEP.
As a Participant, I hereby authorize the Company to change the amount it
deducts from my Compensation from _______% to _______% or if a dollar amount
has been specified, from $_______________ per pay period to $_______________
per pay period. I understand that this change will be effective 30 days from
the first day of the month following receipt of this notice.
[ ] I HEREBY WITHDRAW MY AUTHORIZATION TO CONTINUE PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS UNDER THE
SARSEP.
I understand this directive will be effective 30 days from delivery of this
notice to the Employer. I further understand that I may not again authorize
payroll deductions for a period of 90 days from the date of this notice.
[ ] CASH BONUS ELECTION (IF APPLICABLE)
I hereby authorize the Company to deduct ________% from my cash bonus as an
additional contribution to my ▇▇▇. I understand that my total annual
contribution cannot exceed the lesser of 15% of my compensation or $9,240,
or an amount as limited by IRS regulations.
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Participant's Signature
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SEP AND SARSEP TOP-HEAVY TEST [AIM LOGO APPEARS HERE]
Plan Year End
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1. A Top-Heavy Test must be performed at the end of each plan year. A Plan
becomes top heavy when 60% of the Plan's aggregate SEP and/or SARSEP
contributions or 60% of the aggregate market value of the Plan as of the
last day of the Plan year is allocated to key employees. You may test using
either market values or contributions, but you may find it easier to test
based on contributions.
Key Employees' Names Contributions Market Value
(SEP and SARSEP) 12/31 or Fiscal Year End
$ $
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(A) Total $ $
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Non-Key Employees' Names Contributions Market Value
(SEP and SARSEP) 12/31 or Fiscal Year End
$ $
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(B) Total S $
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(C) Plan Totals (line A + line B) $ $
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(D) Top-Heavy Percentage
(line A divided by line C) --------------------- -------------------------------
(If greater than 60%, plan is "top heavy")
Note: If you have additional key or non-key employees, please attach additional
pages as necessary.
If the Plan is top heavy, the employer must make a minimum contribution on
behalf of all non-key eligible employees. The contribution must equal the
highest percentage deferred by a key employee, up to a maximum of 3%, based on
the non-key employee's compensation. These contributions can be made to any
qualified retirement plan (SEP or SARSEP ▇▇▇), as indicated in the adoption
agreement. Key employees may also receive the top-heavy contribution.
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SARSEP ▇▇▇ ACTUAL DEFERRAL [AIM LOGO APPEARS HERE]
PERCENTAGE (ADP) TEST
Plan Year End
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1. THE ACTUAL DEFERRAL PERCENTAGE (ADP) TEST
The Actual Deferral Percentage (ADP) Test is an annual test which restricts
the amount that Highly Compensated Employees may contribute through salary
deferral to their SARSEP accounts. Each Highly Compensated Employee may
defer no more than 125% of the deferral percentage of the Non-Highly
Compensated (NHC) group of employees. The test must be performed annually as
of the last day of the plan year.
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2. INSTRUCTIONS
(1) Separate eligible employees into two groups: Highly Compensated and
Non-Highly Compensated. The definition of Highly Compensated is provided
in the Question and Answer Section on page 13.
(2) List each ELIGIBLE employee in their respective group indicating their
compensation and salary deferral. IMPORTANT: You must also include all
eligible employees who elect not to make salary deferral contributions.
Indicate their deferral amount ($) in Column 4 as zero.
(3) Compute each eligible employees' deferral percentage in Column 4.
(4) Add up the deferred percentage of each employee in the Highly
Compensated group and the Non-Highly Compensated group separately.
Divide by the number of eligible employees in each group.
(5) Compare the two groups' average deferral percentages. Each Highly
Compensated participant cannot defer more than 125% of the average
deferral percentage of the Non-Highly Compensated group.
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3. DEFINITIONS
(1) EMPLOYEE: For the purposes of this worksheet we are listing only
employees eligible for this SARSEP. An employee who was eligible at any
time during the Plan Year, but who terminates prior to the end of the
Plan Year is included for this test. Additionally, an eligible employee
who elects not to make Elective Deferrals shall be treated as having a
0% Deferral Percentage.
(a) HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE An Employee (and certain family
members) who meet the criteria listed in Sections 1.11 and 1.12
of the SEP and SARSEP ▇▇▇ Plan Document. (Also see Question and
Answer Section on page 13.)
(b) NON-HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE: An Employee who doesn't meet
the definition of Highly Compensated.
(2) ELECTIVE DEFERRALS: All contributions made to the SARSEP at the election
of an eligible employee (Participant) in lieu of cash compensation or
bonuses pursuant to a salary savings agreement or cash option election.
(3) COMPENSATION: Total wages, salaries, fees, bonuses or other taxable
remuneration paid to Participant from the Employer during the period in
which the individual actually participated in the Plan. Compensation
shall be limited to $160,000 (or any higher limit announced by the IRS).
The Compensation limit must be adjusted proportionately for Plan Years
of less than 12 months.
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4. ELIGIBLE NON-HIGHLY COMPENSATED (NHC) EMPLOYEES
NOTE: Please read the Definitions before completing worksheet.
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Deferral
Employee Name Elective Deferrals Compensation Percentage
column 2 divided
by column 3
$ $ %
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$ $ %
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$ $ %
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$ $ %
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$ $ %
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$ $ %
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(5) Total of all Deferral Percentages (column 4)
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(6) Number of eligible Non-Highly Compensated Employees (column 1)
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(7) Average Deferral Percentage for Non-Highly Compensated
Employees (line 5 divided by line 6)
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5. ELIGIBLE HIGHLY COMPENSATED (HC) EMPLOYEES
NOTE: Please read the Definitions before completing worksheet.
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Deferral
Employee Name Elective Deferrals Compensation Percentage
column 2 divided
by column 3
$ $ %
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$ $ %
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$ $ %
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$ $ %
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(A) Total of all Deferral Percentages (column 4)
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(B) Number of eligible Highly Compensated Employees (column 1)
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(C) Average Deferral Percentage for Highly Compensated Employees
(line A divided by line B)
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(D) EACH HIGHLY COMPENSATED PARTICIPANT MAY NOT DEFER MORE THAN 125% X LINE 7,
SECTION 4
125% X _________________ = ______________ ADP FOR EACH HIGHLY COMPENSATED
PARTICIPANT
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SEP/SARSEP TRANSMITTAL FORM [AIM LOGO APPEARS HERE]
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1. EMPLOYER INFORMATION (Please print or type.)
Name of Employer
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Address
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City State Zip Code
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2. EMPLOYER'S AUTHORIZATION (Signature(s) of authorized employer
representative)
We hereby authorize Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company to invest
contributions in accordance with the instructions below.
Date / /
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Month Day Year
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Name of Social Security Selected Contribution per Fund**
Participant Number AIM Funds* (Minimum $25 per Fund)
SEP ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇ $ $
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2
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3
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4
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*Indicate funds used by each participant.
**Indicate dollar($) amount contributed per fund.
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(1) (2) (3) (4)
Name of Social Security Selected Contribution per Fund**
Participant Number AIM Funds* (Minimum $25 per Fund)
SEP ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Total Employer Contributions $
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Total Employee Salary
Deferral Contributions $
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Total Employer and
Employee Contributions $
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If a contribution for a participant is to be invested in more than one fund, $25
or more must be invested in each fund selected. Attach form, check (payable to
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust) and SEP and SARSEP applications and mail to:
AIM Fund Services, Inc.
Attn: Retirement Plans Operations
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
*Indicate funds used by each participant.
**Indicate dollar($) amount contributed per fund.
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