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	Profit sharing
		In addition to this, all the profits arising from future efficiencies anticipated by the Director General of Water Services (the Director) at a review are passed entirely to customers through the operation of the price cap (whether such efficiencies are achieved or not).
		In summary, the benefits of profit sharing are more apparent than real, and would serve more to correct a public perception of water companies as making excess profits at the public expense than in increasing the public good by reducing prices to customers.
		A profit threshold is determined for the company and, if actual profit is greater than the threshold, then a proportion of the additional profit is returned to customers.
	www.ofwat.gov.uk /aptrix/ofwat/publish.nsf/Content/profitsharing (3235 words)

	Profit Sharing Uprising Darian Lance Smith Book
		To put it simply, business owners would be allowed to plow back 20-25% of net profits to employees instead of to the government.
		More specifically, it is a 60% tax credit for companies that distribute (a predetermined 20-25% of net profits) frequently to employees.
		A 20% share of profits is a significant redistribution of wealth to the people who actually create the wealth; workers.
	www.profitsharinguprising.com (1015 words)

	Agent Wealth - Profit Sharing
		The KW approach to profit sharing is based on the Trammell Crow approach to sharing ownership and wealth.
		Profit sharing allows KW agents, affiliate brokers, and employees the same opportunity to share in the profits they helped generate-without assuming any financial risk.
		Your profit sharing tree includes not only the people you brought to Keller Williams: but also those others who were recruited by them, and so on, and so on-with roots seven levels deep.
	www.agentwealth.com /profit_sharing/profit_sharing.html (643 words)

	Irda sets strict terms on profit sharing
		In case for a scheme year, the available experience is less than 1,000 persons, profit sharing arrangement shall be deferred until the end of the scheme year in which the minimum number of 1,000 persons in the scheme is reached on cumulative basis.
		Similarly profit sharing percentage should not exceed 75 per cent (of the profit) if number of lives covered by a scheme is less than one lakh and shall not exceed 90 per cent if the number of lives is one lakh and more for a scheme.
		However, the formula and assumptions related to profit sharing arrangements of the existing group contracts should be filed immediately with the authority.
	www.rediff.com /money/2003/sep/04irda.htm (372 words)

	Profit-Sharing - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		There are also important examples in Germany, the United States, Switzerland (where the state once applied the system in the postal service, and still does in the telegraphs), in Holland, in the socialist co-operative societies of Belgium, and elsewhere.
		Profit-sharing has been quickly abandoned in many instances, for various reasons; there were no profits to divide; the small bonus given seemed to have no effect; the hope of detaching the men from their union, or contenting them with lower wages, was not realized; or the business passed into unsympathetic hands.
		It is exemplified in nearly all profit-sharing cooperative societies, and in a growing number of businesses of non-co-operative origin which accumulate part or the whole of labour's profit in shares.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Profit-Sharing (864 words)

	profit - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Profit, in business, the monetary difference between the cost of producing and marketing goods or services and the price subsequently received for...
		Profit Sharing, multiple interests in the net proceeds of a business enterprise.
		Profit sharing is often used as an incentive to increase employee...
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=profit (153 words)

	Profit Sharing: The Future Business Model in performance-based Search Marketing?
		The maximum possible profit will not be exploited because the PPC marketing company has an incentive to maximize their profit and not the profit of the merchant, or the overall profit.
		The affiliate makes a profit when the share of the revenue that is generated by his adverts exceeds the amount that he has to pay to the search engine for the clicks on the adverts; otherwise he loses money.
		A profit sharing model would be pareto-superior: in some keyword auctions it delivers the same result as the current revenue sharing model, in other cases it delivers a higher profit, but in no case it leads to a lower profit.
	www.vinnylingham.com /specialreports/profit-sharing.html (4042 words)

	Gainsharing - Questions/Answers
		Profit Sharing does not do a good job of answering these questions for the rank and file employees.
		Profit Sharing can be a good system to reward and motivate high level employees who can "connect the dots" mentally so they understand the link between the performance and profits, and what it will take to make these things happen.
		It's just that Profit Sharing and Gainsharing are very different systems, and that a properly designed and implemented Gainsharing system is a much more effective tool to motivate the rank and file employees.
	www.gainsharing.com /html/gsqa.html (1945 words)

	profit sharing — FactMonster.com
		profit sharing, arrangement by which employees receive, in addition to their wages, a share of the net profits of a business.
		Profit sharing does not imply participation by the workers in management.
		Profit sharing plans have been in operation in France since 1842 but have not been widely adopted in the United States.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/bus/A0840222.html (226 words)

	ECLAT Profit Sharing Letter
		Thus, by applying this 1.31% to the pre-tax profit projections provided under the plan of reorganization, the total amount received by the Flight Attendants would be approximately $30 million over the next six (6) years.
		Under a second round profit sharing the employees will receive fifty-percent (50%) of any monies US Airways receives in excess of a 7% pre-tax margin (not to exceed a $100 million cap).
		It should be noted that the profit sharing numbers are an estimate only and depend entirely on the actual profits of US Airways.
	www.afausairways.org /DCA/PUBLIC_ECLAT.htm (1362 words)

	Raymond James \| Profit Sharing/Money Purchase Plans
		Profit sharing contributions are allocated to employees based on compensation.
		If non-discrimination requirements are met, a larger share of the company’s contribution may be made on behalf of those employees to whom the employer wishes to provide a more significant benefit.
		A profit sharing plan can require employees to work at least 1,000 hours to share in the contribution, but a SEP plan covers all eligible employees, regardless of hours worked.
	www.raymondjames.com /broch/profsh.htm (1060 words)

	PROFIT SHARING
		Employers in Mexico are obligated to pay workers a share of the profits based on their annual tax declaration.
		The right of workers to participate in the profits of a company is established in section IX of Article 123A of the Political Constitution of 1917.
		Profit sharing for workers must be paid sixty days following the date of the payment of annual tax declaration, even if the workers have filed an objection.
	www.mexicanlaws.com /STPS/profitsharing.htm (522 words)

	Profit Sharing Plans
		If your business has variable profits and you are seeking a flexible and cost-effective qualified retirement plan, consider a profit sharing plan.
		Profit sharing plans allow employers to make tax-deductible contributions for each plan participant.
		In addition to traditional profit sharing plans, age-weighted plans, structured to benefit older, highly compensated employees, are available.
	business.ml.com /BCPublic/Retirement/ProfitSharingPlans/ProfileSharingPlan.htm?printable=true (369 words)

	PSCA Profit Sharing/ 401(k) Council of America
		PSCA Releases 50th Annual Survey of Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plans (September 24, 2007)
		These online educational videos provide a broad overview of the operation of profit sharing and 401(k) plans.
		The Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America (PSCA) is a nonprofit association advocating increased retirement security through profit sharing, 401(k) and related defined contribution programs.
	www.psca.org (494 words)

	Adobe - Career Opportunities: Compensation
		Eligible employees are awarded up to a 10 percent profit sharing bonus paid quarterly, based on Adobe's financial performance.
		Employees may exercise option shares upon vest in a variety of ways, one of which being to sell their shares without having to use cash for the initial purchase.
		Eligible employees may defer compensation from base salary, commission pay, quarterly profit sharing and the annual incentive plan bonus.
	www.adobe.com /aboutadobe/careeropp/equity.html (423 words)

	Profit-Sharing Programs \| Compensation > Profit Sharing from AllBusiness.com
		Profit Sharing Programs are employee incentives wherein a portion of the company's profits will be set aside at year end and distributed to its employees.
		Percentage of profits: The percentage of profits to be shared with the employees should be established and articulated in advance.
		Alternatively, you may decide that although the amount of the profit sharing pool is fixed in advance, the recipients are picked individually by the company's management.
	www.allbusiness.com /human-resources/compensation-profit-sharing/491-1.html (630 words)

	Compensation: Incentive Plans: Profit Sharing (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Profit Sharing: An incentive based compensation program to award employees a percentage of the company's profits.
		The amount distributed to each employee may be weighted by the employee's base salary so that employees with higher base salaries receive a slightly higher amount of the shared pool of profits.
		Focuses only on the goal of profitability (which may be at the expense of quality).
	www.hr-guide.com /data/G444.htm (246 words)

	IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans: Taking Your Money Out (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A profit sharing plan is a type of qualified plan that allows employees to share in the profits of the company and to use those profits to help fund their retirement.
		A special type of profit sharing plan, called a 401(k) plan, is named imaginatively after the subsection of the Tax Code that describes it.
		As with a profit sharing plan, the maximum amount that an employer can contribute to the plan for all participants combined is 25% of the total combined compensation of all participants (although each participant's compensation is limited to $210,000 for purposes of making this calculation).
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	Profit Sharing Plans
		Profit Sharing Plans differ from 401(k) plans in that all contributions are funded by the employer.
		Contributions to Profit Sharing Plans are allocated to or divided among participants, using an allocation method that is stated in the plan document.
		Profit sharing plans are easy to administer because contributions are made only once a year.
	www.texaspension.com /profitsharingplans.aspx (340 words)

	Career Wealth
		The profit share system is a compensation plan that financially rewards agents for bringing other productive agents to Keller Williams Realty.
		Profit share allows agents to add a passive stream of income to their regular commissions, enhancing their personal wealth and retirement planning.
		Profit sharing is what we do because agents are the cornerstone of our business.
	www.kw.com /kw/recruiting/recruiting_wealth.jsp (120 words)

	AXA Equitable - Retirement - Employers - Business - Profit Sharing Plan Summary
		Paired Plans: Combination pension and profit sharing plans are limited to a single maximum deductible limit of 25% of eligible plan compensation.
		Combined profit sharing and 401(k) plans are limited to a single maximum deductible limit of 15% (25% in 2002) of eligible plan compensation.
		Profit Sharing Plans allow for flexibility in determining annual funding to meet cash flow.
	www.equitable.com /retirement/emp_bus_profitsharing.html (891 words)

	Profit Sharing Plans Profit Sharing Plan Basics (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A profit sharing plan is generally the simplest type of retirement plan and allows for flexibility in employer contributions.
		Profit Sharing Plan Reasons for Establishment: As a motivational tool for employees allowing for flexibility in the employer annual contribution.
		Profit Sharing Plan Allocation of Contribution Among Participants: If weighing of the allocation of the contribution more favorably to key employees is desired, sophisticated design techniques such as integration of the contribution with Social Security, or the use of an age-weighted or cross-tested profit sharing plan, should be considered.
	www.pensionconsultant.com /profitsharingplan/basics.htm (145 words)

	Profit Sharing Plans
		Profit sharing plans have become somewhat of a misnomer.
		Therefore, profit sharing plans offer companies a highly flexible vehicle to provide a retirement benefit to employees without committing to a certain contribution level each year.
		Most profit sharing plans are now being offered in conjunction with a 401(k) plan feature whereby employees can help fund their retirement through pre-tax salary deferrals.
	www.intrustbank.com /Investments/Retirement/ProfitSharing.aspx (119 words)

	Profit Sharing
		Because the employees are taxed on the employer contributions and Trust profits, there may only be a one time tax deferral at Plan inception in contrast to DPSP's and IPP's which have tax deferrals until funds are distributed to employees.
		Since Trust profits and the employer contributions to the Trust have been allocated and taxed to employees, the Trust does not pay any income tax on the investment income earned by the Trust or employer contributions to the Trust.
		Third is whether the profit element in the formula is in reference to prior year's taxable profits, not accounting profits.
	www.cabusinessadvisor.com /Tax/TaxPlan/Corp/ProfitS.htm (2108 words)

	Profit Sharing (Site not responding. Last check: )
		And the amount of the profit, or loss, is never known until after the fact -after all the results of the production and marketing operation are complete, having been carried out in open competition with the producers and consumers of all other goods and services.
		Thus is the opportunity for profit closed almost as rapidly as it appears in a competitive market situation; and in general it seems safe to say that more productive business activity merely breaks even (covers costs) or results in loss than yields an entrepreneurial profit.
		The proposal to share profits with employees is often justified on grounds of the extra productivity men generate as a result of "incentive pay." That is a cogent argument; payment of workers on a piece-work basis was being practiced successfully long before "profit sharing" came into vogue.
	www.libertyhaven.com /theoreticalorphilosophicalissues/economics/freeenterpriseandentrepreneurship/profitsharing.html (2128 words)

	What are Profit Sharing Plans
		Employers are neither restricted to making contributions only out of net profits nor to having a definite formula for calculating the profits it intends to share.
		Contributions to profit sharing plans are discretionary and may vary from year to year.
		The maximum deductible contribution that can be made to a profit sharing plan after 2001 is 25 percent of eligible compensation.
	www.ekeogh.com /profit_sharing.html (315 words)

	Profit Sharing Plans (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A profit sharing plan is a retirement plan for companies and self-employed individuals.
		Despite its name, the employer may make contributions to a profit sharing plan even if the employer does not realize a profit.
		Profits are not required to make a contribution.
	www.countryfinancial.com /SiteController?url=/financialSecurity/investmentPlanning/investmentSolutions/countryTrustBank/corporateRetirementPlans/qualified/profitSharing (376 words)

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