Note 8 - Retirement Plan	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Note 8 - Retirement Plan	NOTE 8 — Retirement Plan The Company has a tax-deferred savings plan, the Socket Mobile, Inc. 401(k) Plan (“401(k) Plan”), for the benefit of qualified employees. The 401(k) Plan is designed to provide employees with an accumulation of funds at retirement. Qualified employees may elect to make contributions to the 401(k) Plan on a monthly basis. Effective September 1, 2019, the Company started to provide a match to employees’ 401(k) savings at 3% of employees’ contribution up to $100 per month. Administrative expenses relating to the 401(k) Plan are not significant.

Disclosure of accounting policy for postemployment benefits. Postemployment benefits are benefits provided to former or inactive employees, their beneficiaries, and covered dependents after employment but before retirement, except for: a) benefits provided through a pension or postretirement benefit plan, b) individual deferred compensation arrangements, c) special or contractual termination benefits, and d) stock compensation plans.

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