July 2020

All eligible employers are encouraged to join at any time prior to their registration deadline or otherwise register their exemption.

• The CalSavers program at a high-level works as follows:
• Employers must offer a Roth IRA retirement vehicle through CalSavers if they don’t already sponsor a qualified retirement plan
• Enrollment in the plan is automatic for employees unless they formally opt out
• The default savings rate is 5% of gross pay, and employees may change their rate at any time (any may contribute only up to the IRS Roth IRA statutory
  maximum)
• The employer may not contribute to the employee fund
• There are no employer fees and no fiduciary responsibility
• Employee fees charged by the investment entity are permitted, but may not exceed 1% per year
• The State of California will run the plan if the employer doesn’t
• Participating employers must add employees and submit participating employees’ contribution via payroll deduction
• Employees can opt out and back in at any time.
• Employees’ accounts are portable and will stay with them even if they leave your employment.

That employees should save more money for their retirement is a given. What is not is whether a Roth IRA with a high minimum requirement, using electronic education and with state oversight, without a current tax deduction, is not.

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More information about the CalSavers program can be found on its official website here:
https://www.calsavers.com/