Pension Distribution Answer Book covers all facets of qualified plan distributions, including in-service distributions, pre- and post-retirement distributions, and plan terminations. You get expert advice and practical tips on hundreds of complicated issues, from legal requirements, including ERISA and the new SBJPA provisions, to administrative and reporting requirements, to planning strategies to minimize taxes and penalties and maximize benefits and contributions.
Coverage in the 2007 Edition includes:
The Pension Protection Act of 2006
Impact and implications of the Pension Fund Equity Act of 2004 (PFEA)
Proposed rules on distributing Roth 401(k) accounts from a 401(k) plan
Special loan and withdrawal rules for taxpapers who suffered economic losses due to the hurricanes of 2005
Table of Contents
In-Service Distributions
Loans
QDROs and Other Exceptions to the Anti-Alienation Rules
Required Minimum Distributions
Corrective Distributions
Taxable Life Insurance Costs
Bankruptcy
Vesting
Administrative Determination of Benefits
Optional Forms of Benefit and Protected Benefits
QJSA and QPSA Rules
Retirement, Disability, and Death
Other Termination Issues
Restrictions on Distributions to Highly Compensated Employees
Plan Termination Issues
The Termination Process for PBGC-Covered Plans
Underfunded Plans
Taxation of Periodic Payments
Taxation of Nonperiodic Payments
Additional Taxes
Direct Rollovers
State Income Tax Withholding and FICA and FUTA Treatment
Plan Disqualification and Self-Correction Programs
Federal Income Tax Withholding
Distributions in Kind
Trustee-to-Trustee Transfers
Reporting Distributions: Form 1099-R
Rollovers
Lump-Sum Distributions
Maximizing Retirement Benefits
