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re: Need help breaking down a job offer....

Posted on 12/21/15 at 9:34 pm to
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 12/21/15 at 9:34 pm to
SEPs are wonderful retirement plans for smaller employers.

They are actually IRAs funded by the employer. As such, withdrawals before 59 1/2 years of age and not rolled over are subject to the 10% penalty tax in addition to regular income taxes. There is no vesting schedule and employees cannot borrow from their balance in the plan.

I had a SEP for my business and it was a terrific method to accumulte tax deferred savings.
This post was edited on 12/21/15 at 9:35 pm
Posted by THRILLHO
Metry, LA
Member since Apr 2006
49531 posts
Posted on 12/21/15 at 9:49 pm to
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There is no vesting schedule and employees cannot borrow from their balance in the plan.


OK, so I can't really touch that money until I'm 60?

So should I treat the whole SEP situation as if I were making a 10% higher salary than I would with a 401k plan? My (admittedly ignorant) reasoning is that the employee contributing 20% of my salary is the same as a 401k where I contribute 10% of my salary and they match it.
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