Key Industry

A qualified retirement plan for self-employed individuals or unincorporated businesses, also known as an HR 10 plan, which allows for tax-deferred contributions and potential tax deductions.

In the context of top heavy plans, a key employee is defined as 1) an officer of the employer earning more than $130,000; 2) an individual who owns more than 5 percent of the employer; or 3) an individual who owns more than 1 percent of the employer and has compensation greater than $150,000.

A type of business-owned life insurance contract that is taken out on the lives of principal officers or essential employees of a company, providing guaranteed death benefits to the company and potentially accumulating a cash surrender value.

Kiting is a fraudulent banking practice involving the issuance of checks from an account without sufficient funds, with the expectation that deposits will clear before the checks are processed. This practice exploits the float time between the check being written and its clearance. Kiting can also refer to manipulating the face value of a check or inflating stock prices through deceptive trading strategies.