Tennessee § 8-25-205 Employer contributions

Tennessee Statutes

§ 8-25-205 — Employer contributions

Tennessee § 8-25-205

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-25-205 (2026).

Text

(a)The employer shall make employer contributions at the rate of ten percent (10%) of each eligible employee's earnable compensation, plus one percent (1%) of the part of the eligible employee's earnable compensation in excess of the employee's covered compensation.

(b)The amount of salary taken into account in determining such contributions shall not exceed the maximum dollar limitation imposed by Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code ( 26 U.S.C. § 401(a)(17) ). For any person becoming a participant in an optional retirement program before July 1, 1996, the dollar limitation under Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply to the extent the amount of compensation that is allowed to be taken into account under the plan would be reduced below the amount that

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(a) The employer shall make employer contributions at the rate of ten percent (10%) of each eligible employee's earnable compensation, plus one percent (1%) of the part of the eligible employee's earnable compensation in excess of the employee's covered compensation. (b) The amount of salary taken into account in determining such contributions shall not exceed the maximum dollar limitation imposed by Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code ( 26 U.S.C. § 401(a)(17) ). For any person becoming a participant in an optional retirement program before July 1, 1996, the dollar limitation under Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply to the extent the amount of compensation that is allowed to be taken into account under the plan would be reduced below the amount that was allowed to be taken into account under the plan as in effect on July 1, 1993.

Legislative History

Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 381, s 2, eff. 5/10/2019. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 576, Secs.s 11, s 12 eff. 3/16/2018. Acts 2015 , ch. 118, § 1.