Did you know that plan participants who were born before Jan. 2, 1936, who receive lump-sum distributions from qualified plans may be able to elect special methods of figuring the tax on the distributions?
Details
First, assets in the plan from active participation before 1974 may qualify as capital gains, subject to a 20% tax rate (instead of ordinary income tax rates).
Second, such individuals may also be able to use a 10-year tax option (i.e., 10-year forward averaging) to figure the taxes on the ordinary income portion of their lump sum distributions.
What this means
This special option allows an eligible individual to figure the tax on his/her lump-sum distribution by applying 1986 tax rates to 1/10th the amount of a lump sum distribution, then multiplying the resulting tax amount by 10. This tax is payable for the year in which a person receives the lump-sum distribution. Taxpayers who qualify for the capital gains or 10-year forward averaging tax treatments who are contemplating a rollover must use a conduit IRA to preserve their ability to take advantage of these options should they later roll the assets back to a qualified plan.
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