Self-employed individuals and business owners with a Solo 401(k) Plan can defer up to $51,000 and $56,500 - if over 50 years old - in 2013
Miami, FL (PRWEB) January 02, 2013
Starting on January 1, 2013, the Internal Revenue Services (“IRS”) announced that self-employed individuals and small business owners that have adopted a solo 401K plan for the 2013 taxable year will be able to make tax-deferral employee and employer contributions of up to $51,000, an increase of $1,000 from 2012. Self-employed individuals and small business owners, who are over the age of 50, will be able to make tax-deferral employee and employer contributions of up to $56,500, an increase of $1,000 from 2012. “The higher solo 401(k) Plan contribution limitations coupled with higher taxes will certainly make the Solo 401(k) Plan a more attractive retirement option for the self-employed in 2013,” stated Adam Bergman, a tax attorney with the IRA Financial Group. “The IRS is trying to incentivise self-employed individuals and small business owners to save for their retirement by offering the increased tax deferrals for 2013,” stated Mr. Bergman.
Under the 2013 new Solo 401(k) contribution rules, a plan participant under the age of 50 can make a maximum employee deferral contribution in the amount of $17,500 to an IRA Financial Group solo 401(k) Plan. That amount can be made in pre-tax or after-tax (Roth). On the profit sharing side, the business can make a 25% (20% in the case of a sole proprietorship or single member LLC) profit sharing contribution up to a combined maximum, including the employee deferral, of $51,000, an increase of $1,000 from 2012.
For plan participants over the age of 50, an individual can make a maximum employee deferral contribution in the amount of $23,000 to a Solo 401K Plan, also called an Individual 401K. That amount can be made in pre-tax or after-tax (Roth). On the profit sharing side, the business can make a 25% (20% in the case of a sole proprietorship or single member LLC) profit sharing contribution up to a combined maximum, including the employee deferral, of $56,500, an increase of $1,000 from 2012.
The annual Solo 401k contribution consists of two parts, an employee salary deferral contribution and an employer profit sharing contribution. In 2012 the total contribution limit for a Solo 401k is $50,000 or $55,500 if age 50 or older. The total allowable contribution limits are combined to get the maximum Solo 401K contribution limit.
IRA Financial Group's solo 401K plan is unique and so popular because it is designed explicitly for small, owner only business. With IRA Financial Group's solo 401K plan, self-employed individuals or small business owners with no employees can benefit by making high annual solo 401K contributions– up to $50,000 - with an additional $5,500 catch-up contribution for those over age 50, make traditional as well as non-traditional investments, such as real estate, as well as borrow up to $50,000 or 50% of their account value tax-free and penalty free. IRA Financial Group's solo 401(k) plan is a trustee directed plan meaning the trustee and not the custodian is in charge of making investment decisions on behalf of the plan. With a solo 401(k) plan, in most cases the trustee will be the plan participant providing the plan participant with greater control and investment authority over his or her retirement funds. In addition, with IRA Financial Group's solo 401K Plan, the plan account can be opened at any local bank, including Chase, Wells Fargo, and even Fidelity.
The IRA Financial Group was founded by a group of top law firm tax and ERISA lawyers who have worked at some of the largest law firms in the United States, such as White & Case LLP and Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP.
IRA Financial Group is the market's leading “Checkbook Control” Self Directed IRA and Solo 401k Plan Facilitator. We have helped thousands of clients take back control over their retirement funds while gaining the ability to invest in almost any type of investment, including real estate tax-free and without custodian consent!
To learn more about the IRA Financial Group please visit our website at http://www.irafinancialgroup.com or call 800-472-0646.
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