Note 15 - Employee Benefit Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

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(15)  EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

We have defined contribution 401(k) plans for our employees who work in the U.S. All permanent employees of inTEST Corporation, inTEST EMS LLC, Temptronic Corporation and Videology who are at least 18 years of age are eligible to participate in the inTEST Corporation Incentive Savings Plan. We match employee contributions dollar for dollar up to 10% of the employee's annual compensation, with a maximum limit of $5. Employer contributions vest ratably over four years. Matching contributions are discretionary. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 we recorded $83 and $433 of expense for matching contributions, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 we recorded $51 and $322 of expense for matching contributions, respectively.

All permanent employees of Ambrell are immediately eligible to participate in the Ambrell Corporation Savings & Profit Sharing Plan (the "Ambrell Plan") upon employment and are eligible for employer matching contributions after completing six months of service, as defined in the Ambrell Plan. The Ambrell Plan allows eligible employees to make voluntary contributions up to 100% of compensation, up to the federal government contribution limits. We will make a matching contribution of 50% of each employee's contributions up to a maximum of 10% of the employee's deferral with a maximum limit of $5. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 we recorded $46 and $232 of expense for matching contributions, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 we recorded $44 and $131 of expense for matching contributions, respectively.