Section 457 Plans
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457 Deferred Compensation Plans

Eligible Organizations:

  • State and Local Governments
  • Non-Profit 501(c) Organizations
  • Public Schools

457(b) Typically is Used For Employees

  • No Longer Tied to TSA
  • Limits Contributions
  • Allows Rollover Provisions
  • Variety of Funding Options

457(b) Contribution Limits*

  • 2009 ... $16,500
  • Plus $5,500 Catch-up if Over Age 50
  • 2010 and Beyond...Subject to cost-of-living increases

Special Catch-Up Contributions

  • Three Years Prior to Normal Retirement
  • Twice The Annual Contribution Limit

*Refer to the IRS Web site at www.irs.gov for more information regarding these plan limitations.

457(b) Participation Requirements

  • Dictated by Adoption Agreement
  • Typically for Full-Time Employees
  • Restrict Part-Time
  • Restrict Foreign Nationals
  • Restrict Leased Employees

457(b) Requirements

  • Must have Written Program
  • Trust* must be in place
  • Must have Trustee for Life Insurance
    • Trustee is Owner
    • Trustee is Beneficiary
  • Participant Access to Plan Provisions

*If the 457(b) plan is maintained by a state, political subdivision of a state or a state agency, the assets must be held in trust for the “exclusive benefit” of plan participants and their beneficiaries

457(b) Funding Requirements

  • May use Life Insurance or Annuity Contracts
  • Must not offer Life exclusively
  • No “incidental” rules on Life Premium

457(b) Funding Options

  • Fixed Annuity
  • Variable Annuity
  • Universal Life Insurance
  • Index Universal Life Insurance
  • Whole Life Insurance

457(b) Participant Termination

  • Assets may be taken in cash
  • Assets may be rolled to new 457 Plan
  • Assets may be rolled to another Qualified Plan (may have restriction on investments)

Establishing a 457(b) Plan

  • Complete and submit forms:
    • Contract Application
    • Copy of Plan’s Adoption and Trust Agreement
    • Service Agreement
    • Plan sponsor user’s and Web user’s Set-Up Form
    • Sample Installation and Payroll Remittance file on Web

Some states require that 457(b) plans be filed with a governing state agency. The employer should consult with its legal or tax advisor on its specific circumstances.

Send Completed Data to:

    Life Solutions, Inc.
    Attention: Pension Department, 457
    PO Box 862
    Dodge City, KS 67801

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