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Retirement Plan Relief for Hurricane Harvey (PDF)
S. Derrin Watson for ERISApedia.com 
[Guidance Overview] Aug. 31, 2017
"[IRS Announcement TX-2017-09] provides ... relief postponing numerous deadlines to January 31, 2019.... Announcement 2017-11 simplifies and streamlines loans and hardship distributions in the wake of Harvey.... The relief related to hardship distributions applies to plans that the law allows to provide for hardship distributions.... The documentation relief applies to all types of plans eligible to make plan loans, including qualified plans, 403(b) plans, and governmental 457(b) plans.... The Announcement does not provide any relief for 457(b) plans sponsored by tax-exempt organizations. While the Announcement does not expressly mention 409A plans, it is likely that the IRS would find that Harvey is an unforeseeable emergency permitting distributions under those plans.... The DOL issued a press release outlining several points relating to Hurricane Harvey[.]"
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