Contributions must be made for each eligible employee in a SEP, even if over age 70 1/2. Such an employee must take minimum distributions, however. No, contributions are not required to be made every year, but in years contributions are made to the SEP, they must be made to the SEP-IRAs of all eligible employees. A SEP cannot have a last-day-of-the-year employment requirement. If the employee is otherwise eligible, they must share in any SEP contribution.

Required minimum distributions apply each year beginning with the year the account owner turns age 70 1/2. The required minimum distribution for each year is calculated by dividing the IRA account balance as of December 31 of the prior year by the applicable distribution period or life expectancy. An account owner can determine his or her applicable distribution period or life expectancy by using the Tables in Appendix C of Publication 590. Table I is used by beneficiaries.

If the SEP participant's modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) for 2007 is under $52,000 (single filer) or under $83,000 (married, joint filer), then a full deduction for a traditional IRA contribution is also permitted. The amount that may be deducted is phased out over the next $10,000 in income.

Regardless of age, the IRA owner will need to file a Form 1040 and show the amount of withdrawal from the IRA. Since the withdrawal was taken before reaching age 59 1/2, unless certain exceptions listed in Publication 590 Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs) are met, the IRA owner will need to pay an additional 10 percent tax on early distributions from qualified retirement plans that is reported on Form 1040.

A SEP allows a self-employed person to contribute more to a retirement account than the current limits on 401(k) and IRA. For a sole-proprietor, the maximum contribution is 20% of net operating income, up to $45,000. If a small business owner allocates a specific amount of cash flow to salaries, the maximum SEP contribution is 25% of compensation, up to $45,000. There is no upper age limit on participation in a SEP.

SEP stands for "Student Education Plan." For more information, please contact the Department of Counseling at 510-436-2475.

If you are 70 years or over and have had two normal Pap tests within the last five years, you do not need have to continue having Pap tests, but you can do so if you wish. If you are over 70 and have never had a Pap test, you need to have one. Make an appointment to see your doctor or nurse. Yes. The HPV vaccine does not protect against all the HPV types that can cause cervical cancer. All females, whether vaccinated against HPV or not, should have regular Pap smears.

A total Knee Replacement arthroplasty removes the cartilage of the knee and substitutes it with a metal and plastic joint surface. The nerves in the joint are removed as well. The joint is grouted in place with bone cement. Done at this later age, the bones are softer and the muscles are weaker and hence the new joint can work for significant periods of time. If the surgery is done at an earlier age, it is likely that it will not be able to last more than 5 years at a time.

No, but the employee participant may convert the SEP IRA into a Roth and pay the tax due on the conversion.

Completed IRA Adoption Agreement. When applying on-line, this form is automatically incorporated into your application.

Even though the money owed to you and/or your IRA represents a claim in a bankruptcy estate, the IRS provides different tax treatment for IRA investments and/or distributions from such IRA investments. It is critical that you identify your claim as IRA investment if your investment was originally recorded as an IRA contribution.

employer is not required to include an employee who is under 21 years old. There is no upper age restriction.

IRAs for a taxable year can be opened and funded any time between the first day of a tax year and the date a tax return is due for that year, excluding extensions. For most taxpayers, this due date is April 15 of the following year.

You can contribute up to $4,000 ($4,500 if you are age 50 or older in 2005 and $5,000 if you are age 50 or older in 2006) or up to 100% of your compensation whichever is less. If you are eligible to do so, you may contribute to both a Traditional IRA and a Roth IRA in the same year, but the total amount you contribute cannot exceed the annual limits. Roth IRA contributions are not tax deductible.

The maximum amount that can be deducted for tax year 2005 is the lesser of $5,000 or the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer, which can be attributed to professions and occupations of both spouses, even if only one of the spouses is employed.

Salary deferral contributions may be made up to 100% of compensation (not to exceed $10,000 for 2006 and $10,500 for 2007 for investors under age 50, $12,500 for 2006 and $13,000 for 2007 for investors age 50 and over). Match employee contributions dollar for dollar up to 3% of compensation to a maximum $10,000 for the 2006 plan year and $10,500 for the 2007 plan year, $12,500 for investors 50 years old or older in 2006 and $13,000 in 2007.

There are no prohibitions on distributions from IRA-based plans. A participant can take distributions at any time. However, in addition to the distribution being taxable, it may be subject to a 10% additional tax if the participant has not reached age 59 1/2. If the distribution is taken in the first 2 years of participation in a SIMPLE IRA plan, the additional tax is increased to 25%.

All women aged 50 and over are eligible for screening every three years. Currently, we invite women between the ages of 50 and 70 automatically. Women over 70 are screened on request. The chance of having breast cancer continues to rise as we get older. We, with other organisations and charities, are trying to raise older women’s awareness of this and encourage them to ask to be screened.

If you are 70 years of age or older, you have the option to serve or not serve. You must still complete your questionnaire in its entirety and return it in the envelope provided. You will answer the question that asks if you are 70 or over with "YES." Where the question asks if you would like to serve, you will answer "YES" if you wish to serve and "NO" if you do not wish to serve. If you answered "NO", you will be excused upon notification from the court.