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1.
If you withdraw $50,000 from your 457 plan and roll over only $40,000 into a new plan, what will happen to the other $10,000?
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You will be taxed on it. The IRS will consider the $10,000 to be income if you do not put it into a new, eligible account.
2.
Which of the following employees is not eligible to participate in a 457 plan?
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The secretary of a new, private startup company. 457 plans are allowed only for employees of government or non-profit companies.
3.
You can roll any 457 plan over into any account you wish.
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False. There are restrictions on which plans can accept rollovers from which plans.
4.
At what age MUST you begin taking distributions from your 457 plan?
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73. This age is standard for many retirement plans.
5.
Yearly changes in the maximum allowed contribution to a 457 plan are based upon _______.
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Inflation. The federal government indexes these changes to inflation; in years when the inflation rate isn't sufficiently high, there will not be a rise in the contribution limit.