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• Employees set aside money for retirement on a pre-tax basis through a salary deferral agreement with their employer.  Under this arrangement, the employee agrees to take a reduction in salary.
• Contributions grow tax-free until withdrawn at retirement or termination of employment.
• Only eligible for Highly Compensated Employers (HCEs) and management employees.
• The contribution limit is the same as in a 401(k) or 403(b) Plan but the contributions of the two plans are not aggregated, so a participant may contribute the maximum to the two plans simultaneously.