SEP IRA
Just because you own your own business doesn’t mean you can’t have a retirement plan that fits your needs. A Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) Plan is easy to establish and maintain, and offers tax-deductible contributions (from 0% to 25% of annual compensation) for you and all your eligible employees.1
Benefits
- Setup is easy—the employer completes Form 5305-SEP
, a one-page IRS form, and employees complete the IRA application. - Contributions are deductible as a business expense for the employer.
- Employees enjoy tax-deferred earnings.
- All SEP employer contributions go into a Traditional IRA in the name of the employee, relieving the employer of having to oversee the assets after they are contributed.
- A wide range of investments are available—including stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.
Funding your SEP IRA
- You establish the plan by completing the form linked below, and provide a completed copy of the form2 to your eligible employees.
- Your employees complete their own IRA applications (each employee is responsible for making their own investment decisions). Instructions are provided below.
- The plan must be established and funded prior to your company’s tax-filing deadline, including extensions.
- Initial investment in the SEP IRA will go into your choice of money market funds.
- You can choose investments yourself or get professional guidance from a Wachovia Securities Financial Advisor.
- Either way, you can choose from a full range of investments, including stocks, bonds, and mutual funds from families like Fidelity, Vanguard, and Evergreen through Wachovia Securities, as well as bank products such as FDIC-insured CDs3 and money market accounts.
To speak to a Wachovia Securities Financial Advisor, call (866) 588-9606, 8:00am to 8:00pm, Monday through Friday, or use our Locator.
Mutual funds are sold by prospectus. Please consider the investment objectives, risk, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus, which contains this and other information, can be obtained by calling your financial advisor. Read it carefully before you invest.
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