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Title IV of ERISA created a safety net for employees in the event that the employer goes bankrupt while a pension plan is in place.

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Which one of the following is a factor that affects a participant’s actual retirement benefit in a defined benefit plan?

Which of the following is not a source of shaping public opinion?

Why are non-qualified deferred compensation plans only offered to executives? 

A 457 plan can be structured to have a contribution cap limited only by total compensation if the employee is willing to pay taxes as soon as a substantial risk of forfeiture has lapsed. 

Peter has an NQSO through his employer. The strike price is $15, which happens to be the current market price. Peter exercises this option 2 years later when the stock is trading at $45 per share and then sells it 6 months later at $52 after a better than expected earnings report. What is the tax impact at the time that Peter sells his shares? Note that the exercise and sale are in two different years. 

The vesting schedule establishes when an employee “owns” the salary deferrals that they have made into their plan. 

Which of the following taxpayers is NOT considered an “active participant”?