457 Answer Book, Sixth Edition

The 457 Answer Book is an in-depth resource that provides answers to the questions that tax-exempt organizations, state and local governments, their accountants, tax and legal advisors, 457 administrators, product providers, and investment counselors need to know. Guiding readers through all aspects of 457 plan administration -- from installation through the audit process -- the 457 Answer Book describes: the duties and responsibilities of those performing the functions; the required legal, accounting, and administrative tasks; checklists that facilitate control of each administrative process; and suggested forms. The 457 Answer Book also provides: The history and legal origins of the plan Design and drafting standards Suggested administrative procedures Data processing and payroll considerations Operations and fund flow mechanics Marketing and sales suggestions And much more 457 Answer Book, Sixth Edition has been updated to include: A completely revised and updated chapter on eligible 457 plans A discussion on the effect of the Supreme Court's June 26, 2013 decision in United States v. Windsor on 457 plans A completely revised and updated chapter on beneficiary designations How operational and document failures can be corrected in a governmental 457(b) plan on a provisional basis How would proposed regulations issues in 2012 revise the meaning of "substantial risk of forfeiture" for an ineligible 457(f) plan How a sponsor of a 457(b) plan can use the EBSA's Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program (DFVCP) to avoid civil penalties under ERISA A completely revised and updated chapter on IRS form reporting Recent IRS guidance regarding the corrections of certain failures of a nonqualified deferred compensation plan to comply with Code Section 409A Detailed information regarding federal income tax withholding requirements for distributions from 457(b) plans How and when a DRO may provide for a spouse in a same-sex couple A Discussion of the provisions allowing for in-plan Roth conversions under the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) How a technical correction allows distributions from governmental retirement plans to be excluded from gross income to pay certain health-care premiums Discussion of the status of exclusive benefit custodial accounts holding mutual fund shares in connection with 457 plans for eligible public employers The IRS's updates to the missing persons' letter forwarding program How Hurricane Sandy impacts the distribution rules from eligible 457(b) plans Why an Ohio court excluded from the debtor's estate assets associated with a non-governmental 457 plan The limited relief provided to eligible 457 plans sponsored by private tax-exempt organizations under the 2013 revision of the IRS's Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) A discussion of how distributions to participants, former participants, and beneficiaries of a deceased participant are reported to the IRS