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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 ...
hyperventilating range kitty
  09/18/17
uh because it's a perk and perks help influence people's dec...
Zippy state
  09/18/17
how about just increase the salary and not resources stuff o...
hyperventilating range kitty
  09/18/17
(Biglawyer)
marvelous frisky stain institution
  09/18/17
nope. more like salesman.
hyperventilating range kitty
  09/18/17
(guy who doesn't understand taxes)
Learning disabled vibrant stead striped hyena
  09/19/17
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fragrant fat ankles
  09/19/17
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Exhilarant partner kitchen
  09/19/17
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brass trailer park
  09/18/17
free money is not a $cam bro. at least contribute up to the...
Mildly autistic headpube yarmulke
  09/18/17
i don't know man...
hyperventilating range kitty
  09/18/17
you always go AT LEAST to the match. it's free money that y...
Ruby swashbuckling mental disorder
  09/19/17
CR
pink shitlib
  09/19/17
JFC you are way too dumb to post here.
Light Site
  09/18/17
*invests in 401k* *loses more than half of it during a re...
hyperventilating range kitty
  09/18/17
Doesnt invest in 401k for whole life. Misses out on 7% av...
Lascivious dilemma
  09/18/17
do you mean you dont vest so they match 100% automatically u...
Aphrodisiac step-uncle's house coffee pot
  09/18/17
How much do they match for you bozos
Sick boyish double fault
  09/18/17
why do you hate me?
Aphrodisiac step-uncle's house coffee pot
  09/18/17
i don't know. i didn't ask HR cause i just wasn't interested...
hyperventilating range kitty
  09/18/17
Because it's free money for them - part of what otherwise wo...
Charismatic clown brunch
  09/18/17
...
salmon spot gunner
  09/18/17
hmm...
hyperventilating range kitty
  09/18/17
Employer contributions are a tax write off.
Exhilarant partner kitchen
  09/18/17
Isn't salary a write off?
mind-boggling vengeful hissy fit
  09/18/17
Generally, but there are some exceptions. E.g., IRC § 1...
avocado genital piercing potus
  09/18/17
Price discrimination. They tell all potential employees that...
Aromatic idiotic den
  09/19/17
Is there any tax benefit that employer match has over a sala...
bat-shit-crazy idiot
  09/19/17
hehe
ebony school cafeteria
  09/19/17
rare cr from you ted. its a scam
ebony school cafeteria
  09/19/17
Ty
hyperventilating range kitty
  09/19/17
Tax favored contributions to executives are limited to a mul...
metal umber toaster legend
  09/19/17
...
magenta ladyboy alpha
  09/19/17
gotta incentivize somehow.
Ruby swashbuckling mental disorder
  09/19/17
Avoid failing the IRS' nondiscrimination test?
Crimson wrinkle
  09/19/17
...
Ruby swashbuckling mental disorder
  09/19/17
bros, just checked and 401k is at 14.9% ytd lol wtf... s&...
Aphrodisiac step-uncle's house coffee pot
  09/19/17
Euro/international stock funds are doing super well
pink shitlib
  09/19/17
music will end any day now...
Aphrodisiac step-uncle's house coffee pot
  09/19/17
bc matching was conceived of as a (poor) substitute for pens...
beady-eyed clear sanctuary
  09/19/17


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Date: September 18th, 2017 8:53 PM
Author: hyperventilating range kitty

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: Zippy state

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: hyperventilating range kitty

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: marvelous frisky stain institution

(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: hyperventilating range kitty

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: Learning disabled vibrant stead striped hyena

(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 fat ankles



(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: Exhilarant partner kitchen



(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: brass trailer park



(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: Mildly autistic headpube yarmulke

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: hyperventilating range kitty

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: Ruby swashbuckling mental disorder

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: pink shitlib

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: Light Site

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: hyperventilating range kitty

*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: Lascivious dilemma

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: Aphrodisiac step-uncle's house coffee pot

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: Sick boyish double fault

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: Aphrodisiac step-uncle's house coffee pot

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: hyperventilating range kitty

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: Charismatic clown brunch

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: salmon spot gunner



(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: hyperventilating range kitty

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: Exhilarant partner kitchen

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: mind-boggling vengeful hissy fit

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: avocado genital piercing potus

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: Aromatic idiotic den

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: bat-shit-crazy idiot

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: ebony school cafeteria

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: ebony school cafeteria

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: hyperventilating range kitty

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: metal umber toaster legend

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: magenta ladyboy alpha



(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: Ruby swashbuckling mental disorder

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: Crimson wrinkle

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: Ruby swashbuckling mental disorder



(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: Aphrodisiac step-uncle's house coffee pot

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: pink shitlib

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: Aphrodisiac step-uncle's house coffee pot

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: beady-eyed clear sanctuary

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)