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February 17, 2009

5-percent owner

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5-perent owner

An individual who owns more than 5-percent of a company.

Definition

An individual who owns more than 5-percent of a company.

5-percent ownership affects qualified plans in several ways. These include:

For required minimum distribution purposes, a 5-percent owner is an employee who is a 5-percent owner with respect to the plan year ending in the calendar year in which the employee attains age 70½.

Referring Cite

IRC § 416(i)(1), IRC § 414(q)(1), IRC § 318, Treas. Reg. 1.401(a)(9)-2, A-2(b)).

Additional Helpful Information

For RMD and Top Heavy Purposes, 5-percent owner means—

  • If the employer is a corporation, any person who owns (or is considered as owning within the meaning of Code section 318) more than 5 percent of the outstanding stock of the corporation or stock possessing more than 5 percent of the total combined voting power of all stock of the corporation, or
  • If the employer is not a corporation, any person who owns more than 5 percent of the capital or profits interest in the employer
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