Profit-Sharing Plans
Many employers have profit-sharing plans to provide retirement income to eligible employees. A profit-sharing plan is a defined-contribution plan in which the employer’s contributions are typically based on the firm’s profits. However, there is no requirement that the employer must actually earn a profit to contribute to the plan.
Employers establish profit-sharing plans for several reasons. Eligible employees are encouraged to work more efficiently; the employer’s cost is not affected by the age or number of employees; and there is greater flexibility in employer contributions. If there are no profits, there may be no contributions.
The profit-sharing contributions can be discretionary—based on an amount determined annually ...
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