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Profit Sharing

Flexible employer contributions inside a qualified retirement plan—useful for rewarding key people and deferring tax.

Reward the team. Defer the tax. Keep the flexibility.

A profit-sharing contribution lets the business put money into employees’ retirement accounts on top of (or instead of) a match. The key advantages: contributions are discretionary year-to-year, and the allocation formula can be structured to direct more dollars to owners and key employees.

Common allocation formulas

  • Pro-rata — same percentage of compensation for everyone
  • Integrated (Social Security) — more for higher-compensation employees
  • New comparability / cross-tested — different groups, different percentages, often the best fit for closely-held businesses

We’ll model the math and pick the formula that fits the goal.

Let's see if we're a good fit.

A 30-minute introductory call—no pressure, no obligation. We'll talk through your goals and whether working together makes sense.