<prompt> Human: I work at a small company of around 30 people, but we handle a few million dollars in product each year. As an engineer who has been working there for several years I qualify for a tax free bonus that can be deposited to a retirement fund. All the employees that dont qualify for this already got their cash bonuses only 1 month after the year ended. How long can my boss legally avoid giving me my retirement fund bonus? Bonus question: how do I remind him politely that I would like to have my bonus now that its been 8 months since he said I would get one? Edit: I did ask when it was 3 months late and HR said he has as much time to pay as he wants. Edit: Its an SEP IRA. It says on IRS.com that contributions must be made by the time he files taxes unless he extended. Im not sure how far he could have extended. Update: Finally got an answer from the boss. Turns out months ago he wasnt sure he would be able to give out bonues, so he avoided it, now we have a huge order and bonuses will be no problem so he postponed taxes all the way to Oct 15 and thus the bonuses until Oct 15. Thanks guys!Assistant: A bonus isnt part of your salary. Do you have a document that supports your idea that your employer is obligated to pay you a bonus? Im unfamiliar with the term retirement fund bonus. Canyou say more about what and why you think your due something?Human: Its an SEP IRA. It says on IRS.com that contributions must be made by the time he files taxes unless he extended. Im not sure how far he could have extended.  <response>: Right, the extended tax deadline is the same as the contribution deadline. You can google corporate tax deadlines if you know if you work for a c-corp, llc, etc. If the extended 2014 tax return deadline is 91515, they have until 91515 to deposit any employer contributions for 2014. I do this for a living for profit sharing plans, not SEP IRAs and I am still calculating 2014 profit sharing numbers for employers to deposit. It is not unusual for contributions bonuses to go in several months after the end of the year, so there is still a chance a 2014 contribution is coming. I would start by asking the owner if he intends to make a contribution for 2014, and then you can drill down into the more specific when, and how much questions. 