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401K

A tax-deferred employer-provided retirement savings account, to which eligible employees may defer part of their salary. Salary deferral can be pre-tax or post-tax include Roth 401(k)s.

Early distribution

Referring Cite IRS § 72(t), Form 5329 and its instructions, IRS Publications 590 and 575 Additional Helpful Information The early distribution penalty applies to 457(b)

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Distribution

Definition Amount paid from a retirement plan as a reportable transaction. A distribution can  be processed as a direct rollover  or paid to the participant.

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Defined contribution plan

Definition What is a defined contribution plan? An employer sponsored qualified-plan , where employees receive a promised contribution to their account . The contribution can

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Deferral election (Salary)

Definition A written election made by plan participants to make salary deferral contributions to an employer-sponsored plan that includes salary deferral-feature. Such plans include SARSEPs,

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Death benefit exclusion

Definition Death benefits that can be excluded from income. The beneficiary of a deceased employee (or former employee), who died before August 21, 1996, may

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Death benefit

Definition Benefits received  by the beneficiary of a deceased: participant, insurance policy owner, annuity owner nonqualified deferred compensation plan participant etc upon the participant’s/owner’s death

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