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why do employers match 100 percent of an employees 401k?

what's in it for them? My company matches 100 percent of my ...
slate stimulating messiness institution
  09/18/17
uh because it's a perk and perks help influence people's dec...
passionate hideous death wish
  09/18/17
how about just increase the salary and not resources stuff o...
slate stimulating messiness institution
  09/18/17
(Biglawyer)
Vibrant gay jewess
  09/18/17
nope. more like salesman.
slate stimulating messiness institution
  09/18/17
(guy who doesn't understand taxes)
jade contagious theater keepsake machete
  09/19/17
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fragrant federal brunch international law enforcement agency
  09/19/17
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sick school double fault
  09/19/17
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swashbuckling set macaca
  09/18/17
free money is not a $cam bro. at least contribute up to the...
Carnelian black woman indian lodge
  09/18/17
i don't know man...
slate stimulating messiness institution
  09/18/17
you always go AT LEAST to the match. it's free money that y...
swollen step-uncle's house goal in life
  09/19/17
CR
slap-happy vivacious menage masturbator
  09/19/17
JFC you are way too dumb to post here.
galvanic tanning salon yarmulke
  09/18/17
*invests in 401k* *loses more than half of it during a re...
slate stimulating messiness institution
  09/18/17
Doesnt invest in 401k for whole life. Misses out on 7% av...
Motley rehab
  09/18/17
do you mean you dont vest so they match 100% automatically u...
Snowy Piazza
  09/18/17
How much do they match for you bozos
Olive apoplectic business firm fanboi
  09/18/17
why do you hate me?
Snowy Piazza
  09/18/17
i don't know. i didn't ask HR cause i just wasn't interested...
slate stimulating messiness institution
  09/18/17
Because it's free money for them - part of what otherwise wo...
twisted space candlestick maker
  09/18/17
...
sapphire heaven
  09/18/17
hmm...
slate stimulating messiness institution
  09/18/17
Employer contributions are a tax write off.
sick school double fault
  09/18/17
Isn't salary a write off?
Pearl Forum
  09/18/17
Generally, but there are some exceptions. E.g., IRC § 1...
Laughsome Fuchsia Boiling Water
  09/18/17
Price discrimination. They tell all potential employees that...
Honey-headed Unhinged Principal's Office
  09/19/17
Is there any tax benefit that employer match has over a sala...
Brilliant Disturbing Kitchen
  09/19/17
hehe
Buff very tactful nursing home
  09/19/17
rare cr from you ted. its a scam
Buff very tactful nursing home
  09/19/17
Ty
slate stimulating messiness institution
  09/19/17
Tax favored contributions to executives are limited to a mul...
odious out-of-control patrolman
  09/19/17
...
cruel-hearted hospital
  09/19/17
gotta incentivize somehow.
swollen step-uncle's house goal in life
  09/19/17
Avoid failing the IRS' nondiscrimination test?
Beady-eyed location wagecucks
  09/19/17
...
swollen step-uncle's house goal in life
  09/19/17
bros, just checked and 401k is at 14.9% ytd lol wtf... s&...
Snowy Piazza
  09/19/17
Euro/international stock funds are doing super well
slap-happy vivacious menage masturbator
  09/19/17
music will end any day now...
Snowy Piazza
  09/19/17
bc matching was conceived of as a (poor) substitute for pens...
titillating pisswyrm
  09/19/17


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Date: September 18th, 2017 8:53 PM
Author: slate stimulating messiness institution

what's in it for them? My company matches 100 percent of my 401k and it got me wondering: do they get any tax breaks? why would they want to waste money from their own pocket for my 401k?

it makes do damn sense... anyways i wont want to do the 401k thingy. i think it's a boomer scam. and i also need the money.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239248)



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Date: September 18th, 2017 8:53 PM
Author: passionate hideous death wish

uh because it's a perk and perks help influence people's decision to work there or not?

if everyone else in the market is doing it, you have to too

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239255)



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Date: September 18th, 2017 8:55 PM
Author: slate stimulating messiness institution

how about just increase the salary and not resources stuff on 401k scams? millenials dont buy into this whole 401k crap.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239275)



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Date: September 18th, 2017 8:59 PM
Author: Vibrant gay jewess

(Biglawyer)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239300)



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Date: September 18th, 2017 9:00 PM
Author: slate stimulating messiness institution

nope. more like salesman.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239311)



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Date: September 19th, 2017 2:46 PM
Author: jade contagious theater keepsake machete

(guy who doesn't understand taxes)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34244039)



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Date: September 19th, 2017 6:53 PM
Author: fragrant federal brunch international law enforcement agency



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34246152)



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Date: September 19th, 2017 6:56 PM
Author: sick school double fault



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34246186)



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Date: September 18th, 2017 9:35 PM
Author: swashbuckling set macaca



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239624)



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Date: September 18th, 2017 8:53 PM
Author: Carnelian black woman indian lodge

free money is not a $cam bro. at least contribute up to the match jfc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239256)



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Date: September 18th, 2017 8:56 PM
Author: slate stimulating messiness institution

i don't know man...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239284)



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Date: September 19th, 2017 2:49 PM
Author: swollen step-uncle's house goal in life

you always go AT LEAST to the match. it's free money that you would likely have to save anyways. iirc, it lowers you AGI as well.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34244061)



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Date: September 19th, 2017 7:34 PM
Author: slap-happy vivacious menage masturbator

CR

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34246429)



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Date: September 18th, 2017 8:54 PM
Author: galvanic tanning salon yarmulke

JFC you are way too dumb to post here.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239258)



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Date: September 18th, 2017 8:57 PM
Author: slate stimulating messiness institution

*invests in 401k*

*loses more than half of it during a recession*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239290)



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Date: September 18th, 2017 9:09 PM
Author: Motley rehab

Doesnt invest in 401k for whole life.

Misses out on 7% average post-tax returns.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239393)



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Date: September 18th, 2017 8:55 PM
Author: Snowy Piazza

do you mean you dont vest so they match 100% automatically up to x%? if that's what you meant, it's for safe harbor testing so they don't get sued. gc never not gc'ing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239273)



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Date: September 18th, 2017 8:57 PM
Author: Olive apoplectic business firm fanboi

How much do they match for you bozos

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239288)



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Date: September 18th, 2017 8:58 PM
Author: Snowy Piazza

why do you hate me?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239292)



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Date: September 18th, 2017 8:58 PM
Author: slate stimulating messiness institution

i don't know. i didn't ask HR cause i just wasn't interested in it. but a lot of older folks were.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239294)



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Date: September 18th, 2017 9:11 PM
Author: twisted space candlestick maker

Because it's free money for them - part of what otherwise would be your salary - when you don't.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239406)



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Date: September 18th, 2017 9:15 PM
Author: sapphire heaven



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239439)



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Date: September 18th, 2017 9:35 PM
Author: slate stimulating messiness institution

hmm...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239621)



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Date: September 18th, 2017 9:13 PM
Author: sick school double fault

Employer contributions are a tax write off.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239422)



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Date: September 18th, 2017 9:36 PM
Author: Pearl Forum

Isn't salary a write off?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239629)



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Date: September 18th, 2017 9:42 PM
Author: Laughsome Fuchsia Boiling Water

Generally, but there are some exceptions. E.g., IRC § 162(m).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239665)



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Date: September 19th, 2017 2:03 PM
Author: Honey-headed Unhinged Principal's Office

Price discrimination. They tell all potential employees that the perk is there but not all will use it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34243616)



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Date: September 19th, 2017 2:12 PM
Author: Brilliant Disturbing Kitchen

Is there any tax benefit that employer match has over a salary increase?

I get that not all employees will use the match. But I also think tons of employees will not correctly view the match as income. Maybe the match functions as a raise only for those employees who read the fine print and care.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34243702)



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Date: September 19th, 2017 2:13 PM
Author: Buff very tactful nursing home

hehe

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34243703)



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Date: September 19th, 2017 2:13 PM
Author: Buff very tactful nursing home

rare cr from you ted. its a scam

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34243707)



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Date: September 19th, 2017 4:23 PM
Author: slate stimulating messiness institution

Ty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34244922)



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Date: September 19th, 2017 2:36 PM
Author: odious out-of-control patrolman

Tax favored contributions to executives are limited to a multiple of the average employee.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34243956)



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Date: September 19th, 2017 2:38 PM
Author: cruel-hearted hospital



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34243972)



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Date: September 19th, 2017 2:55 PM
Author: swollen step-uncle's house goal in life

gotta incentivize somehow.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34244108)



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Date: September 19th, 2017 2:39 PM
Author: Beady-eyed location wagecucks

Avoid failing the IRS' nondiscrimination test?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34243978)



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Date: September 19th, 2017 2:55 PM
Author: swollen step-uncle's house goal in life



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34244110)



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Date: September 19th, 2017 6:44 PM
Author: Snowy Piazza

bros, just checked and 401k is at 14.9% ytd lol wtf...

s&p is at 13.5%?! where's all this expansion coming from

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34246056)



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Date: September 19th, 2017 7:37 PM
Author: slap-happy vivacious menage masturbator

Euro/international stock funds are doing super well

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34246445)



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Date: September 19th, 2017 7:50 PM
Author: Snowy Piazza

music will end any day now...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34246515)



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Date: September 19th, 2017 10:46 PM
Author: titillating pisswyrm

bc matching was conceived of as a (poor) substitute for pensions. it wasn't that long ago your employer was supposed to fully fund your retirement w a defined benefit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34247611)