forfeiture stories for a late night campfire workshop #27, october 19, 2015 presented by: adam c....
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Forfeiture Stories for a Late Night CampfireWorkshop #27, October 19, 2015
Presented by:Adam C. Pozek of DWC ERISA Consultants, LLC
and Bill Presson of EGPS, Inc.
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What forfeitures
aren’t
What forfeitures
are
Timing, usage &
other rules
Ghost stories
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What Forfeitures Are Not
ERISA Recapture Accounts
Suspense/Pre-Funding
Accounts
Excess Amounts
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What Forfeitures Are
• Nonvested “leftovers” generated by:– Distribution-related transactions– ADP test failures– ACP test failures
• Held in a separate account for future use•Plan assets
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Timing, Usage& Other Rules
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• Plan document• IRS Retirement News for Employers, Volume 7
Spring 2010– www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/rne_spr10.pdf
• IRS Revenue Rulings– 80-155 and 84-156
• Treasury Regulation §1.401-7(a)
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What triggers a forfeiture?Distribution Events• Payout• Termination of
employment with no vested balance– No deferrals or rollovers
and– 0% vested in other
employer contributions
Test Failures• ADP test
– Rate of match
• ACP test– Partially/non-vested HCE
Other• Five 1-year breaks in
service• Combination
Actual Occurrence• Date of event or last day
of the plan year in which event occurs?
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Timing - Example• S’mores, Inc. 401(k) Plan– Calendar year plan– BIS = fewer than 501 hours of service
• Charlie– Participant– Terminates employment on July 1, 2015 with
1,040 hours of service
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Timing of Forfeiture - Example
2015 Jan Feb March April May June July August Sept October Nov Dec
2016 Jan Feb March April May June July August Sept October Nov Dec
2017 Jan Feb March April May June July August Sept October Nov Dec
2018 Jan Feb March April May June July August Sept October Nov Dec
2019 Jan Feb March April May June July August Sept October Nov Dec
2020 Jan Feb March April May June July August Sept October Nov Dec
Date of termination
First BIS
Fifth BIS
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When must forfeitures be used?• Cannot accumulate• Year in which forfeiture occurs• Year immediately following the year in which
forfeiture occurs• No later than the year following the year in
which forfeiture occurs
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Timing of Use of Forfeiture - Example
2015 Jan Feb March April May June July August Sept October Nov Dec
2016 Jan Feb March April May June July August Sept October Nov Dec
2017 Jan Feb March April May June July August Sept October Nov Dec
2018 Jan Feb March April May June July August Sept October Nov Dec
2019 Jan Feb March April May June July August Sept October Nov Dec
2020 Jan Feb March April May June July August Sept October Nov Dec
If forfeiture occurs here?
If forfeiture occurs here?
If forfeiture occurs here?
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Uses For Forfeitures
• Pay eligible plan expenses– Non-settlor
• Offset employer contributions– Other than safe harbor, QNEC, QMAC
• Reallocate to participants– Even if not specifically provided in the adoption
agreement• Reinstate participant accounts
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Don’t Get Burned
• Cannot use to offset safe harbor contributions, QNECs or QMACs
• Some plans limit use of forfeitures by source– Match forfeitures for match– Profit sharing forfeitures for profit sharing
• Forfeitures that aren’t forfeitures• Impact of mandatory distribution provisions
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Campfire Ghost Stories a/k/a Case Studies
Mr. Forfeiture?!And I would’ve gotten away with it, too, if it wasn’t for
you meddling kids!
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Common Facts• Calendar year plan• Forfeitures used in year of occurrence• All forfeitures can be used for all purposes
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Campfire Story #1• Existing client• Forfeiture balance as
of December 31, 2015 is $2,000.
• Plan is not safe harbor.
• Plan has outstanding fees for the year.
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Campfire Story #2• Existing client• Forfeiture balance as of
December 31, 2015 is $2,000.
• Plan is a safe harbor match plan.– Match not yet deposited
• Plan is top heavy.• All expenses have already
been paid.
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Campfire Story #3• Conversion plan as of October 1, 2015• Forfeiture balance at conversion is $20,000• Review of YTD recordkeeper reports indicates
only $1,500 in forfeitures have occurred during the year
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Campfire Story #4
• Conversion plan as of October 1, 2012• Accumulated forfeitures from 2009 – 2011• No contributions made since 2006• Vesting changes
– Pre-2007: 5-year cliff– January 2007: 3-year cliff per PPA amendment– January 2007: 5-year graded per voluntary restatement– June 2008: 6-year graded per EGTRRA restatement
• Number of participants decreased from 147 in 2007 to 8 in 2012 due to recession.
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Questions
Adam PozekDWC ERISA Consultants, LLC
651.204.2600 ext. 107 [email protected]
Bill PressonEGPS, Inc.
Fire songs:https://open.spotify.com/user/12136827127/playlist/2DAXajyW1sQYuSrYaFUceH