This document contains previously
approved final regulations that consolidate the content
requirements applicable to explanations of qualified joint and
survivor annuities and qualified preretirement survivor annuities
payable under certain retirement plans, and specify requirements
for disclosing the relative value of optional forms of benefit that
are payable from certain retirement plans in lieu of a qualified
joint and survivor annuity. These regulations affect plan sponsors
and administrators, and participants in and beneficiaries of,
certain retirement plans.
US Code:
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USC 6103 Name of Law: Confidentiality and disclosure of returns
and return information
US Code: 26
USC 401 Name of Law: Qualified pension, profit-sharing, and
stock bonus plans
US Code: 26
USC 417 Name of Law: Definitions and special rules for purposes
survivor annuity requirementsof minimum
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with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
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