“Wages,” the Basis of the Contribution
Cal. UIC § 934
California Statutes
“Wages” does not include any payment made to, or on behalf of, an employee or his or her beneficiary: (
a) From or to a trust described in
Section 401(
a) of the Internal Revenue Code which is exempt from tax under
Section 501(
a) of that code at the time of the payment, unless the payment is made to an employee of the trust as remuneration for services rendered as an employee and not as a beneficiary of the trust. (
b) Under or to an annuity plan which, at the time of the payment, is a plan described in
Section 403(
a) of the Internal Revenue Code. (
c) Under a simplified employee pension, as defined in
Section 408(k)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, other than any contributions described in
Section 408(k)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code. (
d) Under a simple retirement account, as described in
Section 408(
p) of the Internal Revenue Code, other than any elective contributions under
Section 408(p)(2)(A)(
i) of the Internal Revenue Code. (
e) Under or to an annuity contract described in
Section 403(
b) of the Internal Revenue Code, other than a payment for the purchase of the contract which is made by reason of a salary reduction agreement, whether evidenced by a written instrument or otherwise. (
f) Under or to an exempt governmental deferred compensation plan, as defined in
Section 3121(v)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. (
g) To supplement pension benefits under a plan or trust described in any of the foregoing provisions of this
section to take into account some portion or all of the increase in the cost of living, as determined by the Secretary of Labor, since retirement, but only if the supplemental payments are under a plan which is treated as a welfare plan under