What is the minimum number of employees needed to create a plan and what is the maximum number of employees allowed on a plan?

With 409A Direct, the minimum number of plan participants is 5 (plus the company must have at least 34 total employees).

Note: The maximum number of employees that can be on a 409A Direct DCP is 15% of your total number of employees. For example, if you have 100 employees, your plan can have a total of 15 employees in the plan.