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david rigby

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  1. Yes, the J&S waiver would apply.
  2. Could the participant take a lump sum distribution directly to IRA, then have the IRA purchase whatever annuity is desired (possibly spending less than 100% of the IRA value)?
  3. I'm reading the original question as referring to a DC plan. Perhaps ErisaApple will clarify?
  4. Be careful when trying to attach logic to the legislative process.
  5. 2. I wonder who is your client: one attorney? both sides? I agree that drafting a DRO contrary to the plain reading of supporting documents is not good practice. I foresee a scenario where you draft as instructed, the other party objects, and they tweak your draft, and refuse to pay you.
  6. Thanks, Dave! If we see a name of "ClevelandIndiansFan", we'll know who it is.
  7. Ask him to prove it.
  8. Data as of 11/30/17 (Thursday) Moody's Daily Long-term Corporate Bond Yield Averages Utilities Industrial Corporate Aaa NA 3.61 3.61 Aa 3.68 3.69 3.69 A 3.87 3.87 3.87 Baa 4.21 4.39 4.30 Avg 3.92 3.89 3.91 Moody's Daily Treasury Yield Averages Short-Term (3-5 yrs) 1.83 Medium-Term (5-10 yrs) 2.23 Long-Term (10+ yrs) 2.69
  9. Assuming the plan currently contains no provision allowing this rollover (as described by KevinC), the simplest way for the plan to handle this is the response "No".
  10. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/152
  11. 1. IMHO, no. 2. What Bird said.
  12. You need a domestic relations/divorce attorney, but make sure you get one with intimate knowledge of QDROs. Better yet, get one with experience dealing with the federal pension system(s).
  13. Are you sure about this? I agree they are not subject to the IRC requirement, but it was my understanding that they have adopted the QDRO procedures, although they use the term "court order" rather than "QDRO". (I might be misinformed, just asking.)
  14. It appears Tom has some free time.
  15. I'm with Mike. It appears that A is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of B. Not the same as "no longer exists".
  16. The SOA recently created this website. https://afc.soa.org/ (Sorry, I haven't used it yet.)
  17. Echoing Tom, you might approach this as an "opportunity to clear up a confusion". If the ER has been operating the plan incorrectly, your role is helping educate them.
  18. Carol, although your second sentence rules out a qualified plan, have you considered a DB/DC offset arrangement, thus covering most of the benefit for the rank-and-file in the DC plan? This might allow a fairly large deduction for the HCEs/doctors.
  19. Note that TH testing is based on the total value of the accounts, not the annual contribution. Thus, if TH in one year, the plan might be TH the next year even if the owner makes no contribution. As stated above, a TH deferral-only 401(k) plan is the "worst of all worlds". If so, this owner needs some good consulting advice.
  20. I've faced this precise problem. We could get no insurer to sell a deferred annuity, so the other option was to determine the accrued benefit as an immediate J&S: plan default but assuming a reduction for immediate commencement (probably about age 35). Of course, no such option was in the plan, but the plan termination was being held hostage. The monthly amount was very small (~$10). In hindsight, I wish we had told the participant in advance, as a method to spur a response. ("If you don't return the signed election form within X days, the plan will provide your benefit as an immediate ..... annuity in the approximate amount of $Y per month, and you will have no other options.")
  21. Because the affected people give money to politicians.
  22. IRS Reg. 1.401(a)-20, Q&A27.
  23. Data as of 10/31/2017 (Tuesday) Moody's Daily Long-term Corporate Bond Yield Averages Utilities Industrial Corporate Aaa NA 3.58 3.58 Aa 3.70 3.69 3.70 A 3.88 3.86 3.87 Baa 4.21 4.37 4.29 Avg 3.93 3.88 3.91 Moody's Daily Treasury Yield Averages Short-Term (3-5 yrs) 1.67 Medium-Term (5-10 yrs) 2.11 Long-Term (10+ yrs) 2.69
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