SEP IRA

Offered by PNC Investments. This plan type allows you to leverage tax-advantaged investments for yourself and your employees.

Whether you’re running your own business as a sole proprietor or have a staff of any size, consider a SEP-IRA (Simplified Employee Pension-IRA) from PNC Investments.
This plan type allows you to leverage tax-advantaged investments for yourself and your employees.

Key Features

Benefits Your Employees

Eligible employees reap the benefits of a Traditional IRA, but with higher contribution limits

Tax Efficiencies

Money is invested tax-deferred, and employers may get a tax deduction for all contributions

Immediate 100% Vesting

Any contributions in a SEP are 100% vested immediately

Overview

  • Generally available to sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, Subchapter S corporations and non-profit organizations of any size
  • Only the employer contributes (and must make the same contribution for all employees); employees do not contribute to a SEP-IRA
  • All eligible employees are covered, and contributions are 100% vested immediately
  • Funds can be invested the same way as in any other IRA, and earnings accumulate tax-deferred
  • Contribution limits are higher than in other IRA types
  • Employers may be able to take a tax deduction for contributions made for their employees
  • Administration may be simpler than a 401(k) plan
  • Self-employed businesses can set up a SEP even if the owner is contributing to an employer-sponsored retirement plan at a second job

Additional Information

How It Works

The employer must first establish the plan. Then the employer can make tax-deductible contributions on behalf of all eligible employees into their separate SEP-IRA accounts. All employees must receive the same benefits, though this amount can be changed each year.

Contribution Limits
2024

Employers
Any employer with one or more employees, including sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, Subchapter S corporations and non-profit organizations

Contribution
Employer can contribute a maximum of 25% of the employee’s eligible compensation – up to $69,000

Self-employed
Anyone with net compensation from self-employment

 Contribution
The same contribution limits apply to the self-employed that apply to employers; however, special rules apply when determining the maximum deductible contribution, based on net profit from the business

Account Fees & Minimums

Vary based on investment choices. 

Associated Products & Services

The following information may be provided by PNC Investments affiliates, including PNC Bank, PNC Wealth Management® or PNC Institutional Asset Management®:

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