Your Colorado business has a retirement plan choice.
Make it count.
If you’re like many small business owners in Colorado, you’re facing more competition than ever to find and keep talented employees. That makes having an attractive company retirement plan more important than ever.
What does "offset the cost" mean?
The SECURE ACT 2.0 enacted by Congress in 2022 offers up to 100% tax credits* for new retirement plans for the first three years.
Essentially, you pay to set up a qualified retirement plan now, and when it comes time to pay corporate taxes for the year, you can subtract the cost of your retirement plan dollar-for-dollar from the taxes you owe. That's a tax “credit," not simply a deduction.
Available credits may make the cost of your plan free (or nearly so!) for the first three years depending on the number of eligible employees participating, matching contributions you may make, and by adding an autoenrollment feature.
Available tax credits
A minimum of $500 or $250 times the number of eligible employees participating, up to $5,000 per year. (Highly compensated employees don't count.)
Your company could receive a total of $16,500 in tax credits by year three if you include automatic enrollment.
FastStart 401k offers more value and choice than Colorado SecureSavings
We’re experts at making it easy to start and run a retirement plan
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An IRA program is a good idea, but it’s limited by design. Is it better than nothing? Absolutely. But a FastStart 401k is easy to start and run and delivers more value.
Features |
Colorado SecureSavings |
FastStart 401k |
|---|---|---|
| Employer tax credits available | No | Yes, up to $15,000 over 3 years |
| Plan design flexibility | No | Yes |
| Allows employer contributions | No | Yes (and there are SECURE Act tax credits available for employer contributions) |
| Employees can save pre-tax | No, only via Roth IRA (post-tax) | Yes, either pre-tax or post-tax |
| Employee contribution limits | $6,500* | $22,500* |
* Last updated in 2023. These limits periodically increase to adjust for inflation.
Even if you opted into your state plan, you can still switch to a 401k and take advantage of tax credits.
My focus is…
Just me (and possibly my spouse)
Employees working for my company
Everyone, including myself and all my employees
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What is SECURE Act 2.0?
The SECURE Act 2.0 enacted by Congress in 2022 offers up to 100% tax credits* for new retirement plans for the first three years. More than a tax deduction, it’s a dollar-for-dollar credit against your corporate tax liability.
Additional tax credits of up to $1,000 per employee are also available if you wish to make an employer matching or profit sharing contribution.
This is the most generous tax incentive ever offered by the Federal government to encourage new retirement plans. That’s why we believe there has never been a better time to start than right now. We’re here to help you take advantage of it.
Since 1971, we’ve helped more than
start and manage retirement plans.
We make it easy to get started.
We’ll ask a few questions to understand your needs and goals
We’ll recommend a plan that fits you
We’ll get the plan set up and make running it easy
FastStart 401k is supported by a team
dedicated to customer success.
We’re real people you can speak with to make sure you have the information and answers you need.
Our easy setup means you can have a 401(k) working for your company in
days.
You’ll enjoy the peace of mind that comes with knowing you have a competitive benefit plan in place and your people will be a step closer to long-term success.
