Defined Contribution Plan
Last updated
November 19, 2009 4:34:58 PM PST
Read about the Defined Contribution Plan (DCP), designed to provide supplemental retirement benefits.
The Defined Contribution Plan (DCP) includes two kinds of accounts: the pretax account for mandatory contributions, and the after-tax/ rollover account for voluntary contributions, including the taxable portion of rollovers from other employer plans. Fidelity Retirement Services is the recordkeeper for the DCP.
Learn more about the DCP by reading below, or see the At Your Service description or the Summary Plan Description (PDF).
Participation
- Pretax: All employees who are active University of California Retirement Plan (UCRP) members or Safe Harbor participants automatically contribute to the DCP on a pre-tax basis (except UCRP Tier Two members). Employees are automatically enrolled and contribution begins the first day of an eligible appointment.
- After-tax: All UC employees (except students who normally work fewer than 20 hours per week) are eligible to make voluntary contributions to the after-tax account. When you are ready to enroll, log into Fidelity NetBenefits.
Contributions
- Pretax: Pretax contributions range from 2% to 4% for UCRP members, depending on salary. Safe Harbor participants contribute 7.5%
- After-tax: The Internal Revenue Code limits employee contributions. Generally, the maximum is the lesser of $42,000 or 100% of the participant's compensation.
Investment options, changing funds
- Pretax: Choose from UC-managed or externally managed funds. If you do not make a choice, contributions are automatically invested in the UC-managed Savings Fund. You can change future contributions and transfer account balances at any time by logging into Fidelity NetBenefits.
- After-tax: Participants have the same investment options as pretax participants. Change future contributions and transfer account balances at any time by logging into Fidelity NetBenefits.
Designating beneficiaries
- Pretax and after-tax: Review your beneficiaries regularly and update them if you experience a major life event, such as marriage, divorce, birth of a child, or a death. To designate or change beneficiaries, log into Fidelity NetBenefits, or contact them at (866) 682-7787.
Distribution of funds
- Pretax: Pretax account distributions are permitted only when the participant leaves employment or retires.
- After-tax: You can take distributions of after-tax money at any time.
Note: The Special Tax Notice for Plan Distribution (PDF) provides tax information for both plans.
Notice: The information on this page summarizes provisions of university policies and/or collective
bargaining agreements. Refer to the Personnel Policies for Staff
Members (PPSM) or applicable collective bargaining
agreement for full text of referenced information.
