Yes. You can make contributions to both a SEP and a Solo 401K Plan. In other words, a business can have both a SEP IRA and a Solo 401(K) Plan, although, there is generally no advantage for a business to have both active at the same time. A Solo 401(k) Plan includes both an employee and profit sharing contribution option, whereas, a SEP IRA is purely a profit sharing plan.
Under the 2015 Solo 401(k) contribution rules, a plan participant under the age of 50 can make a maximum employee deferral contribution in the amount of $18,000. That amount can be made in pre-tax or after-tax (Roth).
On the profit sharing side, the business can make a 25% (20% in the case of a sole proprietorship or single member LLC) profit sharing contribution up to a combined maximum, including the employee deferral, of $53,000, an increase of $1,000 from 2014.
For plan participants over the age of 50, an individual can make a maximum employee deferral contribution in the amount of $24,000. That amount can be made in pre-tax or after-tax (Roth).
On the profit sharing side, the business can make a 25% (20% in the case of a sole proprietorship or single member LLC) profit sharing contribution up to a combined maximum, including the employee deferral, of $59,000, an increase of $1,500 from 2014.
In other words, having both a SEP IRA and a Solo 401(k) Plan will not allow a business owner to defer more than $53,000 ($59,000 if the individual is over the age of 50) for 2015.
Most individuals will use a Solo 401(k) Plan vs. a SEP IRA since you can reach the maximum annual contribution limit quicker than a SEP IRA since the Solo 401(k) Plan includes both an employee deferral and profit sharing component, whereas, a SEP IRA just includes just a profit sharing component.
If you are looking for more tax advantage with less contribution, I would recomend SEP IRA.
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