February 17, 2009
Any spouse, former spouse, child or other dependent of a plan participant who is recognized by a domestic relations order (DRO) as having a right to receive all, or a portion of, the participant’s benefits payable under a plan.
IRC §414(p)(8); ERISA §206(d)(3)(K)
A spouse or former spouse can rollover amounts received as an alternate payee A non-spouse alternate payee cannot rollover amounts received under a DRO
Applicable RMD Age The first year for which an IRA owner or plan participant must begin to take RMDs from their tax-deferred retirement account. RMDs
Definition A SIMPLE 401(k) plan is a 401(k) plan established by a small business for it’s employees. Earnings accrue on a tax-deferred basis and distributions
Definition The minimum amount that must be withdrawn from retirement accounts, including qualified plans, 403(b) accounts, 457(b) accounts or IRAs, each year. For retirement account
Definition The date by which a retirement account owner must begin distributing required minimum distribution (RMD) amounts from a Traditional, SEP or SIMPLE IRA, a
