C.R.S. § 24-51-403: Contributions assumed and paid by the employer.

For purposes of deferring federal income tax imposed on salary, the member contributions and the working retiree contributions assumed and paid for by the employer shall be in lieu of paying such amounts as salary and shall be treated as employer contributions pursuant to the provisions of 26 U.S.C. sec. 414 (h)(2), as amended. For all other purposes of this article, member contributions assumed and paid for by the employer shall be considered member contributions.