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An eligible deferred compensation plan under IRC Section 457(b) is an agreement or arrangement (which may be an individual employment agreement) under which the payment of compensation is deferred (whether by salary reduction or by nonelective employer contribution).
Unlike a 401k with contributions housed in a trust and protected from the employer's (and the employee's) creditors, a deferred compensation plan (generally) offers no such protections. Instead, the employee only has a claim under the plan for the deferred compensation.
Record the journal entry upon disbursement of cash to the employee. In 2020, the deferred compensation plan matures and the employee is paid. The journal entry is simple. Debit Deferred Compensation Liability for $100,000 (this will zero out the account balance), and credit Cash for $100,000.
The plan is a voluntary savings program that allows employees to defer any amount, subject to annual limits, from their paycheck on a pretax basis. In addition, employee contributions and their earnings, if any, can benefit from the power of tax-deferred compounding.
You may withdraw money from your 457 plan when you retire or leave your job and possibly when you experience financial hardship. You'll have to make mandatory withdrawals after age 70 ½, and your beneficiary can withdraw money from the plan upon your death.
Typically, Fidelity says, you and your employer agree on when withdrawals can start. It may be five years, 10 years or not until you reach retirement. If you retire early, get fired or quit for another job before the due date, your employ gets to claw back some of that compensation as a penalty.
A deferred compensation plan withholds a portion of an employee's pay until a specified date, usually retirement. The lump sum owed to an employee in this type of plan is paid out on that date. Examples of deferred compensation plans include pensions, 401(k) retirement plans, and employee stock options.
Deferred compensation plans don't have required minimum distributions, either. Based upon your plan options, generally, you may choose 1 of 2 ways to receive your deferred compensation: as a lump-sum payment or in installments.
Qualified plans allow employees to put their money into a trust that's separate from your business' assets. An example would be 401(k) plans. Nonqualified deferred compensation plans let your employees put a portion of their pay into a permanent trust, where it grows tax deferred.
Deferred compensation plans are best suited for high-income earners who want to put away funds for retirement. Like 401(k) plans or IRAs, the money in these plans grows tax-deferred and the contributions can be deducted from taxable income in the current period.