HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt Salary Reduction Simplified Employee Pension Plan (SARSEP)The financial definition for Salary Reduction Simplified Employee Pension Plan (SARSEP):A low-cost, no-frills version of a 401(k) employee savings plan available to companies with 25 or fewer employees. It allows employees to make pretax contributions to their IRAs through salary reduction each year. The Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 ../../finance-glossary/d SARSEPs with SIMPLE (Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees) plans. Existing SARSEPs were allowed to add new participants, but new plans could not be formed after December 31, 1996. Similar MatchesSimplified Employee Pension (SEP) planSimplified Employee Pension (SEP) planA pension plan in which both the employee and the employer contribute to an individual retirement account. Also available to the self-employed. Click to compare definitions of Salary Reduction Simplified Employee Pension Plan (SARSEP) Click to view definitions beginning sa |