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Quiz by Justin Guy (just, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Justin Guy (just
over 8 years ago
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Question 1
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To satisfy the diversification requirements, a plan must offer three investment alternatives other than employer stock.
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- True
- False
Question 2
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Leveraged ESOPs must take a loan from a commercial source.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 3
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ESOPs cannot be integrated using permitted disparity.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 4
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For publicly traded stock, voting rights must be passed through to the participant in the ESOP.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 5
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For closely held stock, voting rights must be passed through to the participant in the ESOP.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 6
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Stock bonus plans may make distributions in employer stock.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 7
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ESOPs invest primarily in employer stock.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 8
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Many employers can contribute more to an ESOP than to other defined contribution plans.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 9
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A participant who is age 55 is eligible for IRC §401(a)(28) diversification.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 10
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Dividends paid to an ESOP may be tax deductible to the employer.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 11
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If an ESOP makes a prohibited allocation or accrual, an excise tax equal to 50 percent of the accrual is imposed on the S corporation and the disqualified person is deemed to have received a distribution in the amount of the prohibited allocation.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 12
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The definition of family used in IRC §409(p) is much broader than other definitions of family used under other attribution rules that apply to qualified plan requirements.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 13
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All of the following statements regarding ESOPs are TRUE, EXCEPT:
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A. A money purchase pension plan can include an ESOP provision.
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B. A 401(k) plan can include an ESOP provision.
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C. An ESOP can allocate contributions using permitted disparity.
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D. The deduction limit may exceed 25 percent of compensation in some ESOPs.
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E. IRC §415 limits may be higher in ESOPs than in other defined contribution plans.
Question 14
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All of the following statements regarding ESOP diversification under IRC §401(a)(28) are TRUE, EXCEPT:
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A. The right to diversify must be provided annually for six years.
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B. Qualified participants must be able to diversify a total of 25 percent of their account balance for five years, and 50 percent in the sixth year.
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C. Diversification must be provided at age 55 and ten years of service.
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D. In the final election year, the participant must be able to diversify 50 percent of his or her account balance.
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E. Diversification is based on the number of shares not on the value of those shares.
Question 15
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Based on the following information, determine the number of shares currently available for diversification.
Participant A’s account contains 20,000 shares valued at $2 per share.
Participant A is age 59 with 20 years of participation.
Two years ago, Participant A diversified 1,500 shares valued at $4 per share.
Answer
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A. 2,750
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B. 3,500
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C. 3,875
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D. 5,000
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E. 5,375
Question 16
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All of the following statements regarding leveraged ESOPs are TRUE, EXCEPT:
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A. ESOP loans may be back-to-back (mirror) loans.
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B. The shares purchased by the ESOP are security for the loan.
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C. Loan proceeds may be used to repay another exempt loan.
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D. Employer securities that are used as collateral are allocated to eligible participants.
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E. Dividends may be used to repay the loan.
Question 17
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All of the following statements regarding calculating net unrealized appreciation (NUA) on a stock distribution are TRUE, EXCEPT:
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A. It is the difference between the value of the employer stock at the time of distribution minus the plan’s cost basis in the stock.
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B. If the employer stock is rolled over to another qualified plan, the recipient plan’s cost basis is equal to the value of the employer stock at the date of rollover.
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C. A participant who received a lump sum distribution that includes employer stock, may elect to exclude from gross income the entire NUA.
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D. A participant who receives a distribution prior to age 59½ and includes employer stock will be subject to the 10% tax on early distribution on the NUA portion that is excluded from income.
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E. If the value of the employer stock at the time of distributions is less than the plan’s cost basis, the NUA is zero.
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