Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 18:23:00 CST
From: "Brent D. Gardner, ChFC" 
Newsgroups: misc.invest.financial-plan
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Subject: Re:  Part-time employee can't use SEP or SIMPLE IRA?
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"Steve Huff"  wrote in message
news:a04bf352.0405120556.a9096a0@posting.google.com...
> My wife is employed part-time by her family's business.  They have
> about 75 employees, and she's an officer in the company.  Other family
> members who work there full-time receive contributions to a SEP, and
> my wife has been told she cannot because she's part-time.  I don't
> believe she would meet the definition of highly compensated.
>
> I've done some hunting on the web but can't find this as a
> restriction... is it true that she can't contribute because she's
> part-time?  If not, can somebody point me in the direction of
> something authoritative that would allow us to enlighten their
> accountant?

Steve,

Go to the source: The Service.

http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/retirement/article/0%2C%2Cid=111394%2C00.html

Brent D. Gardner, ChFC
Chartered Financial Consultant
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