Sentences with phrase «benefit plan contributions»

The level of returns on postretirement benefit plan assets and potential employee benefit plan contributions and other employment and pension matters;

Not exact matches

After a multi-year round of negotiations between the federal and provincial governments, a deal was reached to increase contributions still further, limit benefits, and accumulate a surplus to be invested in what is now the $ 280 billion Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

To do this, pension experts like Ambachtsheer and Greg Hurst, a principal with retirement benefits administrator Morneau Sobeco, recommend creating a new kind of multi-employer pension plan into which every working Canadian would be automatically enrolled, though they could opt out or alter the standard contribution rates.

The Canadian Labour Congress conducted a campaign through the fall of 2009, calling for contributions to and benefits from the Canada Pension Plan to be doubled.

The focus now was on expanding the Canada Pension Plan, either by increasing contributions and benefits, or raising annual contribution limits, or both.

Late last year Toyota announced that beginning Jan. 1 new Canadian hires would be enrolled in a defined - contribution pension plan, not the more generous defined - benefit plan enjoyed by current full - time employees.

But private employers are not required to provide retirement benefits or contribution plans, according to Ottinger.

That is exactly what a 401 (k) plan is, a tax - deferred contribution today in exchange for the expectation that tax rates will be lower when 70 million baby boomers are receiving their entitlement benefits.

Part of the reason is that RRSPs and defined - contribution plans are subject to tighter contribution limits than defined - benefit plans.

Perhaps the biggest sticking point is the company's pension plan, which Canada Post is proposing be changed from a defined benefit plan to a defined contribution plan.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Contributions to a traditional IRA can be tax - deductible, although the benefit can be limited if you are covered by a retirement plan through another job.

A major sticking point is Canada Post's proposed shift from a defined benefit pension plan to a defined contribution plan.

When they're being candid, 401 (k) consultants will tell you that employers set up such defined contribution plans for their benefit as much as their employees».

For defined contribution plans, however, fiduciary misconduct need not threaten the entire plan's solvency to reduce benefits below the amount that participants would otherwise receive.»

If millennials had access to defined benefit retirement plans, where employers made contributions on their behalf, their retirement would be more secure.

The NIA's study found that people with defined - benefit plans, such as traditional pensions, retire on average 1.3 years earlier than those with defined - contribution plans, such as 401 (k) s.

«Most medium - sized companies won't have a defined benefit pension plan, like those offered by very large companies or the public sector, so they would want to look at a defined contribution plan,» she explains.

Unlike IRAs and 401 (k) s, which allow business owners to invest up to $ 24,000 annually, specialized defined benefit plans, properly structured, can significantly increase contributions and reduce taxes by 50 percent — in some cases, a double benefit.

According to the update, she will use the extra $ 533 per month she is receiving in family benefits to buy her four - year - old son some school books, register him in swimming lessons, and increase contributions to her son's Registered Education Savings Plan.

However, in order to accommodate the certainty of employer contributions required by these plans, regulatory law in all Canadian jurisdictions allows trustees to reduce accrued benefits in order to balance the plans» assets and liabilities.

In the 23rd Actuarial Report on the Canada Pension Plan (OCA, 2007), the Office of the Chief Actuary (OCA) certified that, in spite of the substantial increase in CPP benefit payments that would result from the retirement of the baby boom generation, the current legislated contribution rate of 9.9 per cent for employers and employees combined would be more than enough to pay for benefits through 2075.

The ITA sets contribution limits for DC pensions and RRSPs, and maximum benefit limits for DB plans, including ancillary benefits.

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According to research from The Pew Charitable Trusts, many employers are hesitant to offer retirement plans as part of a benefits package because some believe low - wage workers would struggle to afford regular contributions.

One big reason: Employers cut back on contributions to their plans to the lowest amount in six years, according to an analysis by benefits consultant Towers Watson, thanks,...

A cash balance plan is an already - existing type of defined benefit pension plan that incorporates some features of a defined contribution plan.

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It serves consultants and institutional investors, such as defined benefit and defined contribution plans, endowments, and financial advisors.

The Wachovia Pension Plan is a defined benefit plan and the Wachovia Savings Plan is a defined contribution plan, both intended to qualify under the IRC and comply with ERPlan is a defined benefit plan and the Wachovia Savings Plan is a defined contribution plan, both intended to qualify under the IRC and comply with ERplan and the Wachovia Savings Plan is a defined contribution plan, both intended to qualify under the IRC and comply with ERPlan is a defined contribution plan, both intended to qualify under the IRC and comply with ERplan, both intended to qualify under the IRC and comply with ERISA.

Total compensation per employee consists of many different elements, including not only negotiated / imposed wage settlements, bracket creep (employees moving up within their pay range), composition of employment (professional vs clerical), pay equity, pension and other future employee benefit costs driven in part by market conditions, Canada and Quebec Pension Plan contributions (which increase by the annual increase in the industrial wage), among others.

Level Three is composed of workplace savings plans such as defined benefit or defined contribution plans.

In light of Mr. Oman's years of service to the Company and his significant contributions to the growth of the Company's mortgage business, we believed it was appropriate to enter into this arrangement in 1998 to address the impact on benefits payable to him under these plans caused by certain prior internal job changes and amendments made to these plans.

Saunders, the president of the Vancouver and District Labour Council, says that Canadian workers and their pensions are more exposed to risk during market trouble because of the successful campaign over the past decades to move from defined benefit pensions, which guarantee a certain monthly amount when you retire, to defined contribution plans, promoted by market enthusiasts.

For fiscal 2013, Walmart paid Mr. Weber a salary of approximately $ 127,235, a payment pursuant to the MIP of approximately $ 24,000, and other benefits totaling approximately $ 16,100 (including Walmart's matching contributions to Mr. Weber's 401 (k) Plan account and health insurance premiums).

For fiscal 2015, Walmart paid Ms. Bray a salary of approximately $ 126,800, a payment pursuant to the MIP of approximately $ 22,500, and other benefits totaling approximately $ 17,600 (including Walmart's matching contributions to Ms. Bray's 401 (k) Plan account and health insurance premiums).

For fiscal 2015, Walmart paid Mr. Bray a salary of approximately $ 182,900, a payment pursuant to the MIP of approximately $ 39,100, and other benefits totaling approximately $ 19,300 (including Walmart's matching contributions to Mr. Bray's 401 (k) Plan account and health insurance premiums).

The government is likely to insist that if automakers and other companies get federal aid, they will have to avoid «rewarding labor unions» and replace defined benefit pension plans with «defined contribution» plans.

For fiscal 2013, Walmart paid Mr. Togami a salary of approximately $ 178,600, a payment pursuant to the MIP of approximately $ 38,375, and other benefits totaling approximately $ 22,500 (including Walmart's matching contributions to Mr. Togami's 401 (k) Plan account and health insurance premiums).

Defined contribution plans just don't deliver the goods for workers the way defined benefit plans do, and the current crisis illustrates that.»

Some of these factors include: the Plan's investment options and the historical investment performance of these options, the Plan's flexibility and features, the reputation and expertise of the Plan's investment manager, Plan contribution limits and the federal and state tax benefits associated with an investment in the Plan.

When the process has run its course, they threaten their work force with bankruptcy that will wipe out its pension benefits if employees do not agree to «downsize» their claims and replace defined - benefit plans with defined - contribution plans (in which all that employees know is how much they pay in each month, not what they will get in the end).

If you have been operating a plan that doesn't match your business needs, you could be missing out on important tax benefits, or possibly making mistakes regarding employee contributions.

There are potential tax benefits to offering a plan, because plan contributions for the business owner are deductible as a business expense.

Recognize that a defined contribution plan [i.e. 401 (k)-RSB- is easier to divide than a defined benefit plan.

Instead of giving you what we promised, the defined benefit pension, we'll turn it into a defined contribution plan.

Understanding Form 5500 Learn more about filing Form 5500 for Defined Contribution Plans and Defined Benefit Plans.