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#171
Without cash over cap it's impossible to hit the maximum 401k limit if you do after tax contributions unless you're willing to lose some of your 9% DC contribution from the company.
Also, if cash over cap truly "affects so few" then it should be an easy thing to get.
Also, if cash over cap truly "affects so few" then it should be an easy thing to get.
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#172
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I would like to see the math on that.
Cash over Cap is the catch phrase of the day. Do you even know how many pilots that effects? Even at the top pay rate, I have only hit the cap once. If you look at Delta's pay rates, less than 15% of their pilots will hit the cap unless they work extra. Are you saying you want your retirement to be based on your ability to work extra? Let's get real about CoC. If you have been hired since 2015 and this currently effects you, you are part of the problem, not the solution.
Cash over Cap is the catch phrase of the day. Do you even know how many pilots that effects? Even at the top pay rate, I have only hit the cap once. If you look at Delta's pay rates, less than 15% of their pilots will hit the cap unless they work extra. Are you saying you want your retirement to be based on your ability to work extra? Let's get real about CoC. If you have been hired since 2015 and this currently effects you, you are part of the problem, not the solution.
Example: 3rd year 737 FO at DAL will hit the cash over cap threshold at min guarantee with a 17% 401k contributions from both him and the company. The % the pilots need to contribute decreases significantly when line holding, soft pay, profit sharing are factored in along with pay increases from YOS and bidding larger aircraft or upgrading.
#174
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Without cash over cap it's impossible to hit the maximum 401k limit if you do after tax contributions unless you're willing to lose some of your 9% DC contribution from the company.
Also, if cash over cap truly "affects so few" then it should be an easy thing to get.
Also, if cash over cap truly "affects so few" then it should be an easy thing to get.
#175
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You have set up your contributions so that on you’ve already contributed $42,500 of your own money. You’re expecting the company to contribute their 9% of your last check and then your contribution will bring it up to the $66,000 limit.
seems tricky but doable.
Except it’s not. Because the company will take the contribution from your check first before they put in their 9%.
if we had cash over cap, you wouldn’t lose any money in that scenario.
nor would you lose money if you hit that 43.5k number and went beyond it earlier in the year.
not having cash over cap is an issue for everyone, not just the guys who make over 330k, and not having cash over cap would have burned us all pretty hard with TA1.0
#176
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Let’s say you are on track to make exactly 250,000, which is actually much much more than many of our FX pilots actually make.
You have set up your contributions so that on you’ve already contributed $42,500 of your own money. You’re expecting the company to contribute their 9% of your last check and then your contribution will bring it up to the $66,000 limit.
seems tricky but doable.
Except it’s not. Because the company will take the contribution from your check first before they put in their 9%.
if we had cash over cap, you wouldn’t lose any money in that scenario.
nor would you lose money if you hit that 43.5k number and went beyond it earlier in the year.
not having cash over cap is an issue for everyone, not just the guys who make over 330k, and not having cash over cap would have burned us all pretty hard with TA1.0
You have set up your contributions so that on you’ve already contributed $42,500 of your own money. You’re expecting the company to contribute their 9% of your last check and then your contribution will bring it up to the $66,000 limit.
seems tricky but doable.
Except it’s not. Because the company will take the contribution from your check first before they put in their 9%.
if we had cash over cap, you wouldn’t lose any money in that scenario.
nor would you lose money if you hit that 43.5k number and went beyond it earlier in the year.
not having cash over cap is an issue for everyone, not just the guys who make over 330k, and not having cash over cap would have burned us all pretty hard with TA1.0
#177
Let’s say you are on track to make exactly 250,000, which is actually much much more than many of our FX pilots actually make.
You have set up your contributions so that on you’ve already contributed $42,500 of your own money. You’re expecting the company to contribute their 9% of your last check and then your contribution will bring it up to the $66,000 limit.
seems tricky but doable.
Except it’s not. Because the company will take the contribution from your check first before they put in their 9%.
if we had cash over cap, you wouldn’t lose any money in that scenario.
nor would you lose money if you hit that 43.5k number and went beyond it earlier in the year.
not having cash over cap is an issue for everyone, not just the guys who make over 330k, and not having cash over cap would have burned us all pretty hard with TA1.0
You have set up your contributions so that on you’ve already contributed $42,500 of your own money. You’re expecting the company to contribute their 9% of your last check and then your contribution will bring it up to the $66,000 limit.
seems tricky but doable.
Except it’s not. Because the company will take the contribution from your check first before they put in their 9%.
if we had cash over cap, you wouldn’t lose any money in that scenario.
nor would you lose money if you hit that 43.5k number and went beyond it earlier in the year.
not having cash over cap is an issue for everyone, not just the guys who make over 330k, and not having cash over cap would have burned us all pretty hard with TA1.0
#178
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So, if it is much much more than many of our pilots make, that means that it will mean nothing for many many of our pilots. It is simply a means to cover for your screwup. You can certainly make a max 401 contribution each year without giving away DC contributions, it just takes a little effort on your part.
Also, fact that they don’t care about removing such a pitfall is part of the problem with this MEC/NC.
#179
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To the both of you, unless you know exactly what your last few paychecks are going to be, that’s impossible, especially since December income can go up significantly at the last minute with grid penalty events and disruptions. And since we don’t have a real-time pay register that shows you what things are looking like they’re going to be, it’s even harder.
Also, fact that they don’t care about removing such a pitfall is part of the problem with this MEC/NC.
Also, fact that they don’t care about removing such a pitfall is part of the problem with this MEC/NC.
#180
To the both of you, unless you know exactly what your last few paychecks are going to be, that’s impossible, especially since December income can go up significantly at the last minute with grid penalty events and disruptions. And since we don’t have a real-time pay register that shows you what things are looking like they’re going to be, it’s even harder.
Also, fact that they don’t care about removing such a pitfall is part of the problem with this MEC/NC.
Also, fact that they don’t care about removing such a pitfall is part of the problem with this MEC/NC.
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