HAR §6-28-11
HAR §6-28-11. Eligible rollover distributions
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Cite as Haw. Code R. § 6-28-11
(a) A distributee who is entitled
to a distribution may elect, at the time and in the manner determined by the
administrator, to have any portion of an eligible rollover distribution paid directly
in a direct rollover to an eligible retirement plan.
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(b)
"Eligible rollover distribution" means any distribution of all or any
portion of a member's benefit, except that an eligible rollover distribution shall
not include:
(1)
Any distribution that is one ofa series of substantially equal
periodic payments made no less frequently than annually for the
life ( or life expectancy) of the distributee or the joint lives ( or joint
life expectancies) of the distributee and the distributee's
beneficiary, or for a specified period of ten years or more;
(2)
Any distribution to the extent such distribution is required under
section 40l(a)(9) of the Code;
(3)
Corrective distributions ofcontributions that exceed system or tax
law limitations; and
(4)
Any distributions during a calendar year that are reasonably
expected to total less than $200.
(c)
A portion of a distribution shall not fail to be an eligible rollover
distribution merely because the portion consists of after-tax employee
contributions that are not includible in gross income. However, such portion may
be transferred only:
(1)
To an individual retirement account described in section 408(a) of
the Code or an individual retirement annuity described in section
408(b) of the Code;
(2)
For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001, and before
January 1, 2007, to a qualified trust that is part of a defined
contribution plan and that agrees to separately account for amounts
so transferred (and earnings thereon) including separately
accounting for the portion of such distribution which is includible
in gross income, and the portion which is not so includible; or
(3)
For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006, to a
qualified trust (defined contribution or defined benefit) or 403(b)
annuity contract, provided that the qualified trust or 403(b) annuity
contract agrees to separately account for amounts so transferred
(and the earnings thereon), including separately accounting for the
portion of such distribution which is includible in gross income,
and the portion which is not so includible.
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(d)
In prescribing the manner of making elections with respect to
eligible rollover distributions, as described above, the administrator may provide
for the uniform application of any restrictions permitted under applicable sections
of the Code and Treasury Regulations, including a requirement that a distributee
may not elect to make a direct rollover from a single eligible rollover distribution
to more than one eligible retirement plan.
(e)
The administrator may require a recipient plan to provide a written
statement that. it will accept the rollover and separately account for the amount
rolled over, where required.
(f)
Prior to making an eligible rollover distribution, the administrator
shall provide the distributee a notice describing the distributee's right to make a
direct rollover to an eligible retirement plan and describing the tax consequences
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