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Index of Publication 575 - Pension and Annuity Income
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403(b) plans:
Defined,
Tax-sheltered annuity plan.
Loans from, without tax consequences,
Exception for qualified plan, 403(b) plan, and government plan loans.
Simplified Method to be used,
A tax-sheltered annuity plan (403(b) plan).
5% owners,
5% owners.
A
Age 70,
Age 70
1
/
2
.
Alimony,
See:
Qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs)
Annuities:
5% rate on early distributions,
5% rate on certain early distributions from deferred annuity contracts.
Defined,
Annuity.
Fixed-period,
Fixed-period annuity.
,
Fixed-period annuities.
Guaranteed payments,
Guaranteed payments.
Joint and survivor annuities,
Joint and survivor annuities.
Minimum distributions from,
Minimum distributions from an annuity plan.
Payments under,
Annuity payments.
Qualified plan annuity starting before November 19, 1996,
Qualified plan annuity starting before November 19, 1996.
Rollovers,
Annuity contracts.
See also:
Rollovers
Single-life,
Single-life annuity.
,
Annuities for a single life.
Starting date of,
On your annuity starting date, at least one...
,
Annuity starting before November 19, 1996.
,
Annuity starting date.
,
Annuity starting date defined.
Before November 19, 1996,
Annuity starting before November 19, 1996.
Distribution on or after,
Distribution On or After Annuity Starting Date
Transfers of contracts,
Transfers of Annuity Contracts
Types of,
Types of pensions and annuities.
Variable annuities,
Variable annuities.
,
Variable Annuities
,
If you receive a single-sum distribution...
Assistance,
See:
Tax help
B
Beneficiaries,
Survivors and Beneficiaries
C
Capital gains:
Lump-sum distributions,
Capital Gain Treatment
Cash withdrawals,
See:
Nonperiodic payments
Child support,
See:
Qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs)
Corrective distributions of excess plan contributions,
Corrective distributions of excess plan contributions.
Costs:
Investment in the contract,
Cost (Investment in the Contract)
Lump-sum distribution, determination for,
Cost.
D
Death benefits,
Death benefits.
Death of employee,
Survivors of employees.
,
Distributions after the employee's death.
Death of retiree,
Survivors of retirees.
Deductible voluntary employee contributions,
Deductible voluntary employee contributions.
Defined contribution plans,
Defined contribution plan.
Designated Roth accounts:
Costs,
Designated Roth accounts.
Defined,
Designated Roth account.
Qualified distributions,
Designated Roth accounts.
Rollovers,
Designated Roth accounts.
Disability pensions,
Disability pensions.
,
Disability Pensions
Distributions,
Beginning date for,
Required beginning date.
Early distributions and penalty tax,
If you are under age 59
1
/
2
...
,
Tax on Early Distributions
Employer securities,
Distributions of employer securities.
Loans treated as,
Loans Treated as Distributions
Lump-sum,
A lump-sum distribution for this purpose...
,
Lump-Sum Distributions
,
After completing Form 4972, she includes...
Minimum required,
Report the recapture tax and interest on...
Nonperiodic, taxation of,
Taxation of Nonperiodic Payments
Periodic, taxation of,
Taxation of Periodic Payments
Public safety employees,
Qualified public safety employees.
Qualified recovery assistance,
Qualified Disaster Recovery Assistance Distribution
Qualified reservist,
Qualified reservist distributions.
Repayment of Qualified Disaster Recovery Assistance,
Repayment of Qualified Disaster Recovery Assistance Distributions
U.S. savings bonds,
Distribution of U.S. savings bonds.
See also:
Rollovers
Dividends,
Distributions of current earnings (dividends)...
E
Early withdrawal from deferred interest account:
Penalty tax on,
If you are under age 59
1
/
2
...
,
Tax on Early Distributions
Employer securities, distributions of,
Distributions of employer securities.
Estate tax,
Reduction for federal estate tax.
Deduction,
Estate tax deduction.
Estimated tax,
Estimated tax.
Excess accumulation, tax on,
Report the recapture tax and interest on...
Excess plan contributions, corrective distributions of,
Corrective distributions of excess plan contributions.
F
Figuring taxable amount,
Figuring the Taxable Amount
,
If you receive U.S. savings bonds in a taxable...
Fixed-period annuities,
Fixed-period annuity.
,
Fixed-period annuities.
Foreign employment contributions,
Foreign employment contributions.
Form:
4972,
Use Form 4972 to figure the separate tax...
W-4P,
You can choose not to have income tax withheld...
Form 1040/1040A:
Rollovers,
Enter the total distribution (before income...
Form 1040X:
Changing your mind on lump-sum treatment,
Changing your mind.
Form 1099-INT:
U.S. savings bonds distributions,
If you receive U.S. savings bonds in a taxable...
Form 1099-R:
10-year tax option for lump-sum distribution,
The ordinary income part of the distribution...
Corrected form,
A corrected Form 1099-R replaces the corresponding...
Corrective distributions of excess plan contributions,
If your retirement plan made a corrective...
Exceptions to tax,
Exceptions to tax.
Investment in the contract,
Form 1099-R. If you began receiving periodic...
Loan treated as distribution from plan,
If your loan is treated as a distribution,...
Rollovers,
Enter the total distribution (before income...
Tax-free exchanges,
Tax-free exchange reported on Form 1099-R.
Form 4972:
10-year tax option for lump-sum distribution,
Complete Part III of Form 4972 to choose...
Lump-sum distributions,
Use Form 4972 to figure the separate tax...
,
Complete Form 4972 and attach it to your...
Form 5329:
Recapture tax,
The recapture tax also applies after you...
Special additional taxes (penalty taxes),
If you must pay either of these taxes, report...
,
Certain early distributions are excepted...
Form RRB-1099-R,
Form RRB-1099-R.
Form W-4P:
Withholding from retirement plan payments,
Choosing no withholding.
,
Unless you choose no withholding, the withholding...
Form W-4V:
Voluntary withholding request for social security or railroad retirement benefits,
In figuring your withholding or estimated...
Free tax services,
Frozen deposits,
Frozen deposits.
Fully taxable payments,
Fully Taxable Payments
G
General Rule,
General Rule. You must use this method if...
,
General Rule
Death of retiree under,
If the retiree was reporting the annuity...
Investment in the contract, determination of,
If you use the General Rule for your annuity...
Guaranteed payments,
Guaranteed payments.
H
Help,
See:
Tax help
Home purchase:
Loans from qualified plans for,
Is used to acquire your main home, or
I
In-plan Roth rollovers,
In-plan Roth rollovers.
Individual retirement accounts:
Minimum distributions from,
Minimum distributions from an individual account plan.
Rollovers,
If you roll over the distribution to a traditional...
See also:
Rollovers
Interest deduction:
Denial on loan from plan,
Denial of interest deduction.
J
Joint and survivor annuities,
Joint and survivor annuities.
L
Loans treated as distributions,
Loans Treated as Distributions
Local government employees:
Section 457 plans,
Section 457 Deferred Compensation Plans
Losses:
Lump-sum distribution,
Losses.
Lump-sum distributions,
A lump-sum distribution for this purpose...
,
Lump-Sum Distributions
,
After completing Form 4972, she includes...
10-year tax option,
10-Year Tax Option
Capital gain treatment,
Capital Gain Treatment
Defined,
A lump-sum distribution is the distribution...
Election of,
Changing your mind.
Form 4972,
Use Form 4972 to figure the separate tax...
M
Midwestern disaster areas,
Relief for Midwestern Disaster Areas
Minimum required distributions,
Report the recapture tax and interest on...
Missing children, photographs of,
Photographs of missing children.
More information,
See:
Tax help
Multiple annuitants,
Multiple annuitants.
Multiple-lives annuities,
Multiple-lives annuity.
N
Net unrealized appreciation (NUA),
Net unrealized appreciation (NUA).
Deferring tax on,
If you receive a distribution of employer...
Nonperiodic payments:
Loan treated as,
If you borrow money from your retirement...
Taxation of,
Taxation of Nonperiodic Payments
Nonqualified plans:
Distribution before annuity start date,
Distribution Before Annuity Starting Date From a Nonqualified Plan
General Rule to be used,
A nonqualified plan (such as a private annuity,...
Loans treated as distributions from,
If your loan is treated as a distribution,...
Nonresident aliens:
Railroad retirement,
Nonresident aliens.
P
Partial rollovers,
Partial rollovers.
Partly taxable payments,
Partly Taxable Payments
Penalty taxes:
Early distributions,
Tax on Early Distributions
Excess accumulation,
Tax on Excess Accumulation
Pensions:
Defined,
Pension.
Disability pensions,
Disability pensions.
,
Disability Pensions
Types of,
Types of pensions and annuities.
Periodic payments:
Taxation of,
Taxation of Periodic Payments
Withholding tax,
Periodic payments.
Public safety officers insurance premiums,
Insurance Premiums for Retired Public Safety Officers
Public school employees:
Tax-sheltered annuity plans for,
See:
403(b) plans
Publications,
See:
Tax help
Q
Qualified disaster recovery assistance distribution,
Qualified Disaster Recovery Assistance Distribution
Qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs),
Qualified domestic relations order (QDRO).
,
Qualified domestic relations order (QDRO).
Alternate payee under and lump-sum distribution,
Alternate payee under qualified domestic relations order.
Qualified employee annuities:
Defined,
Qualified employee annuity.
Simplified Method to be used,
A tax-sheltered annuity plan (403(b) plan).
Qualified employee plans:
Defined,
Qualified employee plan.
Simplified Method to be used,
A qualified employee annuity.
Qualified plans:
Distribution before annuity starting date,
Distribution Before Annuity Starting Date From a Qualified Plan
General Rule,
A qualified plan if you are age 75 or older...
Loans from, without tax consequences,
Exception for qualified plan, 403(b) plan, and government plan loans.
Rollovers,
Qualified retirement plan.
See also:
specific type of plan
Qualified settlement income:
Exxon Valdez litigation settlement,
Qualified settlement income.
R
Railroad retirement benefits,
Railroad Retirement Benefits
,
If you repaid more than $3,000 in 2012, you...
Taxability of,
In figuring your withholding or estimated...
Recapture tax:
Changes in distribution method,
Recapture tax for changes in distribution method under equal payment exception.
Reemployment,
Reemployment.
Related employers and related plans,
Related employers and related plans.
Repayment of loan within 5 years,
Must be repaid within 5 years.
Required beginning date,
Required beginning date.
Required distributions, minimum,
Report the recapture tax and interest on...
Retirement bonds,
Retirement bonds.
Rollovers,
Rollovers
,
Table 1. Comparison of Payment to You Versus...
20% tax rate on distribution,
Eligible rollover distribution.
Comparison of direct payment vs. direct rollover (Table 1),
Table 1 may help you decide which distribution...
Direct rollover to another qualified plan,
Direct rollover option.
,
If you receive an eligible rollover distribution,...
In-plan Roth,
In-plan Roth rollovers.
Nonspouse beneficiary,
Rollovers by nonspouse beneficiary.
Nontaxable amounts,
Rollover of nontaxable amounts.
Notice to recipients of eligible rollover distribution,
Written explanation to recipients.
Property and cash distributed,
Property and cash distributed.
Roth IRAs,
Rollovers to Roth IRAs.
Substitution of other property,
Rollovers of property.
Surviving spouse making,
Rollover by surviving spouse.
S
Section 457 deferred compensation plans,
Section 457 Deferred Compensation Plans
Securities of employer, distributions of,
Distributions of employer securities.
Self-employed persons' rollovers,
Self-employed individuals are generally treated...
Simplified Method,
Simplified Method. You generally must use...
,
Simplified Method
Death of retiree under,
If the retiree was reporting the annuity...
How to use,
How to use the Simplified Method.
Investment in the contract, determination of,
If you use the General Rule for your annuity...
Not allowed,
Who cannot use the Simplified Method.
Single-sum in connection with start of payments,
Single-sum in connection with the start of annuity payments.
Single-life annuities,
Single-life annuity.
,
Annuities for a single life.
Social security, tax on,
In figuring your withholding or estimated...
State employees:
Section 457 plans,
Section 457 Deferred Compensation Plans
State insurer delinquency proceedings,
State insurer delinquency proceedings.
Surviving spouse:
Distribution rules for,
If the surviving spouse is the designated...
Rollovers by,
Rollover by surviving spouse.
T
Tables:
Comparison of direct payment vs. direct rollover (Table 1),
Table 1 may help you decide which distribution...
Tax help,
How To Get Tax Help
Tax-free exchanges,
Tax-free exchange.
Taxpayer Advocate,
Taxpayer Advocate Service.
Ten percent tax for early withdrawal,
If you are under age 59
1
/
2
...
,
Tax on Early Distributions
Ten-year tax option,
10-Year Tax Option
Time for making rollover,
Time for making rollover.
Transfers of annuity contracts,
Transfers of Annuity Contracts
TTY/TDD information,
How To Get Tax Help
U
U.S. savings bonds:
Distribution of,
Distribution of U.S. savings bonds.
V
Variable annuities,
Variable annuities.
,
Variable Annuities
Voluntary employee contributions,
Deductible voluntary employee contributions.
W
Withdrawals,
Withdrawals.
Employees withdrawing contributions,
Plans that permitted withdrawal of employee contributions.
Withholding,
Withholding Tax and Estimated Tax
10% rate used,
Unless you choose no withholding, the withholding...
20% of eligible rollover,
Withholding requirements.
,
Payment to you option.
Periodic payments,
Periodic payments.
Railroad retirement,
Tax withholding.
Worksheets:
Simplified Method,
Complete Worksheet A in the back of this...
Worksheet A, illustrated,
Worksheet A. Simplified Method Worksheet for Bill Smith
Worksheet A, Simplified Method,
Worksheet A. Simplified Method
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