Dustin, who is 48 years old, works for Pinnacle Inc., with a salary of $300,000, a car allowance, and a very nice expense account. Pinnacle is a Fortune 1,000 company that sponsors a defined benefit plan that pays 2 percent times years of participation times the average of the three final years of compensation. In addition, Pinnacle sponsors a 401(k) / profit sharing plan and contributes 18% of employees salary to the profit sharing plan. There is no additional match. If the ADP of the NHCEs is 3%, what is the maximum that Dustin can defer this year (2020)? a. $17,100. b. $14,250. c. $19,500. d. $5,700.

Given that Pinnacle offer 401(k) proft sharing plan to Dustin, and Dustin is a 48 years old man. It should be noted that one of the benefits of this plan is that it allows the person involved to defer a portion of his paycheck to retirement account each month automatically.

However, it comes with certain limitations on how much can be saved. The limitation is dependent on age and compensation level. In which for the year 2020, the individual 401(k) contribution limit is pegged at $19,500, or $26,000 if such individual's age is 50years and above.

Hence, given that Dustin is 48 years old, the maximum that Dustin can defer this year (2020) is $19500. This is in contrast to the last year 2019, the individual 401(k) contribution limits were $19,000, or $25,000 if such individual is 50years and above.