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Jennifer is self-employed, operating a graphic design studio out of her home. She recently established the following type of employer retirement plan:
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Keogh. A Keogh is available to people who are self-employed or who work for an unincorporated business.
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Shawn recently joined a dozen other employees of a small biotechnology company and was glad to learn that under its employer retirement plan, the firm will contribute to an IRA for him. Shawn's new employer offers a _______.
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SEP IRA. The simplified employee pension (SEP IRA) enables a company with 25 or fewer employees to establish an IRA for each employee.
3.
Some employer retirement plans enable you to actually lower your current taxable income.
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True. Some employer retirement plans enable you to contribute pre-tax dollars to your retirement account.
4.
Your employer must make a contribution to your retirement account if you participate in a _______.
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SIMPLE IRA. If your employer offers a SIMPLE IRA, it generally must match your contribution up to 3 percent of your compensation.
5.
Employee contribution limits to employer retirement plans are subject to yearly adjustments for _______ every year.
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Inflation. Contribution limits rise based on inflation.