\
  The most prestigious law school admissions discussion board in the world.
BackRefresh Options Favorite

why do employers match 100 percent of an employees 401k?

what's in it for them? My company matches 100 percent of my ...
racy lime casino
  09/18/17
uh because it's a perk and perks help influence people's dec...
mischievous laser beams
  09/18/17
how about just increase the salary and not resources stuff o...
racy lime casino
  09/18/17
(Biglawyer)
Puce Boyish Boltzmann
  09/18/17
nope. more like salesman.
racy lime casino
  09/18/17
(guy who doesn't understand taxes)
galvanic spot
  09/19/17
...
Lemon Love Of Her Life Stag Film
  09/19/17
...
very tactful hideous idiot space
  09/19/17
...
Misunderstood roommate
  09/18/17
free money is not a $cam bro. at least contribute up to the...
Histrionic community account
  09/18/17
i don't know man...
racy lime casino
  09/18/17
you always go AT LEAST to the match. it's free money that y...
Filthy rebellious mad cow disease
  09/19/17
CR
Charismatic Orchestra Pit
  09/19/17
JFC you are way too dumb to post here.
buck-toothed location
  09/18/17
*invests in 401k* *loses more than half of it during a re...
racy lime casino
  09/18/17
Doesnt invest in 401k for whole life. Misses out on 7% av...
Dark razzle kitchen brethren
  09/18/17
do you mean you dont vest so they match 100% automatically u...
Adventurous quadroon range
  09/18/17
How much do they match for you bozos
Nudist crotch
  09/18/17
why do you hate me?
Adventurous quadroon range
  09/18/17
i don't know. i didn't ask HR cause i just wasn't interested...
racy lime casino
  09/18/17
Because it's free money for them - part of what otherwise wo...
claret cruise ship
  09/18/17
...
Green supple karate plaza
  09/18/17
hmm...
racy lime casino
  09/18/17
Employer contributions are a tax write off.
very tactful hideous idiot space
  09/18/17
Isn't salary a write off?
Comical multi-billionaire
  09/18/17
Generally, but there are some exceptions. E.g., IRC § 1...
wonderful fighting really tough guy senate
  09/18/17
Price discrimination. They tell all potential employees that...
Bateful Onyx Parlour
  09/19/17
Is there any tax benefit that employer match has over a sala...
Bipolar Stirring Den Ape
  09/19/17
hehe
Twinkling dopamine state
  09/19/17
rare cr from you ted. its a scam
Twinkling dopamine state
  09/19/17
Ty
racy lime casino
  09/19/17
Tax favored contributions to executives are limited to a mul...
Beady-eyed School
  09/19/17
...
useless gay pit
  09/19/17
gotta incentivize somehow.
Filthy rebellious mad cow disease
  09/19/17
Avoid failing the IRS' nondiscrimination test?
diverse embarrassed to the bone dog poop
  09/19/17
...
Filthy rebellious mad cow disease
  09/19/17
bros, just checked and 401k is at 14.9% ytd lol wtf... s&...
Adventurous quadroon range
  09/19/17
Euro/international stock funds are doing super well
Charismatic Orchestra Pit
  09/19/17
music will end any day now...
Adventurous quadroon range
  09/19/17
bc matching was conceived of as a (poor) substitute for pens...
Underhanded High-end Puppy Gas Station
  09/19/17


Poast new message in this thread



Reply Favorite

Date: September 18th, 2017 8:53 PM
Author: racy lime casino

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 18th, 2017 8:53 PM
Author: mischievous laser beams

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 18th, 2017 8:55 PM
Author: racy lime casino

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 18th, 2017 8:59 PM
Author: Puce Boyish Boltzmann

(Biglawyer)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239300)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 18th, 2017 9:00 PM
Author: racy lime casino

nope. more like salesman.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239311)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 19th, 2017 2:46 PM
Author: galvanic spot

(guy who doesn't understand taxes)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34244039)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 19th, 2017 6:53 PM
Author: Lemon Love Of Her Life Stag Film



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34246152)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 19th, 2017 6:56 PM
Author: very tactful hideous idiot space



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34246186)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 18th, 2017 9:35 PM
Author: Misunderstood roommate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239624)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 18th, 2017 8:53 PM
Author: Histrionic community account

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 18th, 2017 8:56 PM
Author: racy lime casino

i don't know man...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239284)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 19th, 2017 2:49 PM
Author: Filthy rebellious mad cow disease

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 19th, 2017 7:34 PM
Author: Charismatic Orchestra Pit

CR

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34246429)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 18th, 2017 8:54 PM
Author: buck-toothed location

JFC you are way too dumb to post here.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239258)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 18th, 2017 8:57 PM
Author: racy lime casino

*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)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 18th, 2017 9:09 PM
Author: Dark razzle kitchen brethren

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 18th, 2017 8:55 PM
Author: Adventurous quadroon range

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 18th, 2017 8:57 PM
Author: Nudist crotch

How much do they match for you bozos

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239288)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 18th, 2017 8:58 PM
Author: Adventurous quadroon range

why do you hate me?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239292)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 18th, 2017 8:58 PM
Author: racy lime casino

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 18th, 2017 9:11 PM
Author: claret cruise ship

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 18th, 2017 9:15 PM
Author: Green supple karate plaza



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239439)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 18th, 2017 9:35 PM
Author: racy lime casino

hmm...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239621)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 18th, 2017 9:13 PM
Author: very tactful hideous idiot space

Employer contributions are a tax write off.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239422)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 18th, 2017 9:36 PM
Author: Comical multi-billionaire

Isn't salary a write off?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239629)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 18th, 2017 9:42 PM
Author: wonderful fighting really tough guy senate

Generally, but there are some exceptions. E.g., IRC § 162(m).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34239665)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 19th, 2017 2:03 PM
Author: Bateful Onyx Parlour

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 19th, 2017 2:12 PM
Author: Bipolar Stirring Den Ape

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 19th, 2017 2:13 PM
Author: Twinkling dopamine state

hehe

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34243703)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 19th, 2017 2:13 PM
Author: Twinkling dopamine state

rare cr from you ted. its a scam

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34243707)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 19th, 2017 4:23 PM
Author: racy lime casino

Ty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34244922)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 19th, 2017 2:36 PM
Author: Beady-eyed School

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 19th, 2017 2:38 PM
Author: useless gay pit



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34243972)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 19th, 2017 2:55 PM
Author: Filthy rebellious mad cow disease

gotta incentivize somehow.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34244108)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 19th, 2017 2:39 PM
Author: diverse embarrassed to the bone dog poop

Avoid failing the IRS' nondiscrimination test?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34243978)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 19th, 2017 2:55 PM
Author: Filthy rebellious mad cow disease



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34244110)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 19th, 2017 6:44 PM
Author: Adventurous quadroon range

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)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 19th, 2017 7:37 PM
Author: Charismatic Orchestra Pit

Euro/international stock funds are doing super well

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34246445)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 19th, 2017 7:50 PM
Author: Adventurous quadroon range

music will end any day now...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3735928&forum_id=2#34246515)



Reply Favorite

Date: September 19th, 2017 10:46 PM
Author: Underhanded High-end Puppy Gas Station

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)