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3803 / What is the Actual Deferral Percentage (ADP) test? How is the ADP test satisfied?

The actual deferral percentage test requires that the Actual Deferral Percentage (“ADP”) of eligible highly compensated employees ( Q 3930) be compared to the ADP of all other eligible employees, and that it satisfy one of the following tests:

Test 1: The actual deferral percentage for eligible highly compensated employees ( Q 3930) for the plan year does not exceed the actual deferral percentage of all other eligible employees for the preceding plan year, multiplied by 1.25.

Test 2: The actual deferral percentage for eligible highly compensated employees for the plan year does not exceed by more than 2 percent that of all other eligible employees for the preceding plan year and the actual deferral percentage for highly compensated employees for the plan year is not more than the actual deferral percentage of all other eligible employees for the preceding plan year multiplied by two.

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