Thursday, October 31, 2013

2012 Publication 721 - Internal Revenue Service

2012 Publication 721 - Internal Revenue ServiceUserid: CPM Schema: tipx Leadpct: 100% Pt. size: 10 Draft Ok to Print AH XSL/XML Fileid: … tions/P721/2012/A/XML/Cycle03/source (Init. & Date) _______ Page 1 of 33 12:45 - 1-Feb-2013 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Publication 721 Cat. No. 46713C Tax Guide to U.S. Civil Service Retirement Benefits For use in preparing 2012 Returns Get forms and other Information faster and easier by: Internet IRS.gov Contents What's New .............................. 1 Reminders ............................... 1 Introduction .............................. 2 Part I General Information ................... 3 Part II Rules for Retirees .................... 5 Part III Rules for Disability Retirement and Credit for the Elderly or

the Disabled ....... 18 Part IV Rules for Survivors of Federal Employees ........................... 20 Part V Rules for Survivors of Federal Retirees ............................. 25 How To Get Tax Help ...................... 27 Worksheets ............................. 31 Index .................................. 33 What's New Phased retirement. On July 6, 2012, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (also known as MAP-21) was signed into law. Once regulations for the new phased retirement program are effective, the pro- gram will allow eligible employees to begin receiving an- nuity payments while working part-time. For more informa- tion, go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) website at www.opm.gov. Roth Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) balance. You may be able to contribute to a designated Roth account through the TSP known as the Roth TSP. Roth TSP contributions are after-tax contributions, subject to the same contribu- tion limits as the traditional TSP. Qualified distributions from a Roth TSP are not included in your income. See Thrift Savings Plan in Part II for more information. Reminders Future developments. For the latest information about developments related to Publication 721, such as legisla- tion enacted after it was published, go to www.IRS.gov/ pub721. Disaster related tax relief. Special rules apply to the use of retirement funds by qualified individuals who suf- fered an economic loss as a result of the severe storms in the Midwestern disaster areas during 2008. See Publica- tion 575, for information on these special rules. Rollovers. You can roll over certain amounts from the CSRS, FERS, or TSP, to a tax-sheltered annuity plan (403(b) plan) or a state or local government section 457 deferred compensation plan. See Rollover Rules in Part II. Rollovers by surviving spouse. You may be able to roll over a distribution you receive as the surviving spouse of Feb 01, 2013 Page 2 of 33 Fileid: … tions/P721/2012/A/XML/Cycle03/source 12:45 - 1-Feb-2013 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. a deceased employee or retiree into a qualified retirement plan or an IRA. See Rollover Rules in Part II. Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) beneficiary participant ac­ counts. If you are the spouse beneficiary of a decedent's TSP account, you have the option of leaving the death benefit payment in a TSP account in your own name (a beneficiary participant account). The amounts in the ben- eficiary participant account are neither taxable or...

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Select Your Retirement Plan - South Carolina Retirement Systems

Select Your Retirement Plan - South Carolina Retirement SystemsTHIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS AN ABBREVIATED DESCRIPTION OF THE RETIREMENT BENEFITS What’s Inside OFFERED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIRE- MENT SYSTEMS. THE INFORMATION IN THIS The Retirement Plans................................ 1 DOCUMENT IS MEANT TO SERVE AS A GUIDE Enroll in Your Chosen Plan...................... 2 FOR OUR MEMBERS AND DOES NOT CONSTI- Investment Providers................................ 3 TUTE A BINDING REPRESENTATION OF THE Selecting the

Right Plan to Fit Your Needs......4 SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS. TITLE 9 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF Retirement Plan Comparison................. 5 LAWS CONTAINS A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION Questions and Answers........................... 9 OF THE RETIREMENT BENEFITS, THEIR TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND GOVERNS ALL RETIRE- MENT BENEFITS OFFERED BY THE STATE. STATE STATUTES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. PLEASE CONTACT THE Welcome As a new employee or member of the South Carolina RETIREMENT SYSTEMS FOR THE MOST CUR- General Assembly, you have a number of decisions to RENT INFORMATION. make and what seems like countless forms to com- plete. Choosing which of the two available retire- THE LANGUAGE USED IN THIS DOCUMENT ment plans to join is one of these decisions. DOES NOT CREATE ANY CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS OR ENTITLEMENTS AND DOES NOT To assist you in making this decision and to help en- CREATE A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE MEMBER able you to make an informed choice, this guide pro- AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYS- vides information about the two plans from which TEMS. THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT you may choose. This guide includes a comparison of SYSTEMS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REVISE THE the two plans as well. CONTENT OF THIS DOCUMENT. This document was published by the South Carolina Public Employee Benefit Authority (PEBA). PEBA is located at 202 Arbor Lake Drive, Columbia, SC 29223. Our mailing address is P.O. Box 11960, Columbia, SC 29211-1960. You may contact us at 803-737-6800, toll free at 800-868-9002 (within S.C. only), or at http://www.retirement.sc.gov/contact/email.htm. Or, you may try out our Live Chat option by clicking on the “Customer Service Chat Now” button in the header of our homepage (www.retirement.sc.gov). Select Your Retirement Guide - January 2013 Eligibility All newly hired state, public school, and public ployees, and political appointees. You must select higher education employees, and individuals elected one of the two available retirement plans unless your to the South Carolina General Assembly in Novem- position is exempted by state law. Your employer ber 2012 and after, are eligible to choose between can tell you whether your position is exempt from the two available plans. This includes all permanent mandatory participation/membership. full-time employees, temporary and part-time em- The Retirement Plans South Carolina Retirement System State Optional Retirement Pro- The South Carolina Retirement System (SCRS) is gram a defined benefit plan. In a defined benefit plan, The State Optional Retirement Program...

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Private Pension Plan Bulletin Historical Tables and Graphs

Private Pension Plan Bulletin Historical Tables and GraphsPrivate Pension Plan Bulletin Historical Tables and Graphs U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration November 2012 2010 Data Release Version 1.0 E7. Number of Participants in Pension Plans with 100 or More TABLE OF CONTENTS Participants by type of plan, 1975-2010.............................................................8 SECTION E: HISTORICAL TABLES AND GRAPHS E8. Number of Active Participants in Pension Plans by type of plan, 1975-2010.............................................................9 E1. Number of Pension Plans by type of plan, 1975-2010.............................................................1 E8g. Number of Active Participants in Pension Plans (Graph) by type of plan, 1975-2010…………………………………...…10 E1g. Number of Pension Plans (Graph) by type of plan, 1975-2010.............................................................2 E9. Number of Active Participants in Pension Plans with Fewer than 100 Active Participants E2. Number of Pension Plans with Fewer than 100

by type of plan, 1975-2010...........................................................11 Participants by type of plan, 1975-2010.............................................................3 E10. Number of Active Participants in Pension Plans with 100 or More Active Participants E3. Number of Pension Plans with 100 or More by type of plan, 1975-2010...........................................................12 Participants by type of plan, 1975-2010.............................................................4 E11. Pension Plan Assets by type of plan, 1975-2010...........................................................13 E5. Number of Participants in Pension Plans by type of plan, 1975-2010.............................................................5 E11g. Pension Plan Assets (Graph) by type of plan, 1975-2010…………………………………...…14 E5g. Number of Participants in Pension Plans (Graph) by type of plan, 1975-2010.............................................................6 E12. Pension Plan Assets of Plans with Fewer than 100 Participants E6. Number of Participants in Pension Plans with Fewer than by type of plan, 1975-2010...........................................................15 100 Participants by type of plan, 1975-2010.............................................................7 E13. Pension Plan Assets of Plans with 100 or More Participants by type of plan, 1975-2010...........................................................16 i E14. Pension Plan Contributions E20g1. Number of 401(k) Type Plans and Active Participants by type of plan, 1975-2010...........................................................17 (Graph) 1984-2010.....................................................................................26 E14g. Pension Plan Contributions (Graph) by type of plan, 1975-2010…………………………………...…18 E20g2. Assets, Contributions, and Benefit Payments of 401(k) Type Plans (Graph) E15. Pension Plan Contributions to Plans with Fewer than 100 1984-2010.....................................................................................27 Participants by type of plan, 1975-2010...........................................................19 E21. Aggregate Rates of Return Earned by Pension Plans with 100 or More Participants, E16. Pension Plan Contributions to Plans with 100 or More 1991-2010.....................................................................................28 Participants by type of plan, 1975-2010...........................................................20 E22. Aggregate Investment Performance of Pension Plans with 100 or More Participants, E17. Pension Plan Benefits Disbursed 1991-2010.....................................................................................29 by type of plan, 1975-2010...........................................................21 E23. Aggregate Rates of Return Earned E17g. Pension Plan Benefits Disbursed (Graph) by Employee Stock Ownership Plans and 401(k) Plans with 100 by type of plan, 1975-2010 ………………………...……………... 22 or More Participants, 1996-2010................................................30 E18. Pension Plan Benefits Disbursed from Plans with E24. Number of 401(k) Type Plans and Assets Fewer than 100 Participants by extent of participant direction of investments, by type of plan, 1975-2010...........................................................23 1999-2010...............................................................……..………31 E19. Pension Plan Benefits Disbursed From Plans with 100 or E25. Number of Total and Active Participants in 401(k) Type plans More Participants by extent of participant direction of investments, by type of plan, 1975-2010...........................................................24 1999-2010..............................................................................…...32 E20. Number of 401(k) Type Plans, Active Participants, E26. Contributions and Benefits of 401(k) Type Plans Assets, Contributions, and Benefit Payments by extent of participant direction of investments, 1984-2010….................................................................................25 1999 -2010....…...........................................................…………..33 ii Appendix A: Notes on Changes to the Private Pension Plan Bulletin Historical Tables.................................................................................34-35 Appendix B:...

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Retirement Plan Report - The Portfolio Analysis Tool has Arrived

Retirement Plan Report - The Portfolio Analysis Tool has Arrived!!!Sample Client 1’s Retirement Plan Prepared by Sample Advisor 1 Sample Financial Services Inc. New York, New York Prepared for Sample Client 1 7/15/2011 by Sample Advisor 1 Page 1 of 26 Table of Contents Basics of Retirement Planning .......................................................................................................... 2 Your Retirement Plan at a Glance ..................................................................................................... 3 Your Financial Assumptions .............................................................................................................. 4 Scenario Analysis #1 .......................................................................................................................... 5 Scenario Analysis Assumptions #1 .................................................................................................... 6 Scenario Analysis #2 .......................................................................................................................... 7 Scenario Analysis Assumptions #2 .................................................................................................... 8 Your Portfolio Summary .................................................................................................................... 9 Your Portfolio Analytics ................................................................................................................... 10 Your Selected Investment Style ....................................................................................................... 11 Your Current Positions..................................................................................................................... 12 Cash ......................................................................................................................................... 12 Bonds ...................................................................................................................................... 12 Equity ...................................................................................................................................... 12 Mutual Funds .......................................................................................................................... 13 ETFs ......................................................................................................................................... 13 Your Projected Retirement Lifestyle ................................................................................................ 14 Your Projected

Retirement Savings ................................................................................................. 15 Your Projected Retirement Income ................................................................................................. 17 Your Projected Financial Capital ...................................................................................................... 19 Tax Strategies .................................................................................................................................. 21 Life Insurance Planning ................................................................................................................... 22 Disability Insurance Planning .......................................................................................................... 23 Estate Planning ................................................................................................................................ 24 Your Next Steps ............................................................................................................................... 25 Disclosure ........................................................................................................................................ 26 Prepared for Sample Client 1 7/15/2011 by Sample Advisor 1 Page 2 of 26 Basics of Retirement Planning Building a solid Retirement Plan is considerably helped the more involved an individual becomes with the construction of their retirement plan. Understanding various financial products and managing investment risk in their portfolio will help to ensure that they can live comfortably in retirement. It is of vital importance to also understand that asset allocation is a key retirement planning strategy. Asset allocation spreads investment risk over a variety of products, such as stocks, bonds and real estate. A strong component of retirement preparation is also the understanding of how state and federal tax laws affect retirees, and having a better understanding of how to schedule withdrawals from Social Security and 401(k) retirement accounts. For example, investors who delay withdrawals could stand to receive higher monthly payments from Social Security over the long term. Retirement planning requires the wise investment of savings in order to live comfortably during retirement. There are some additional key issues that must be discussed when creating your retirement plan to ensure that you achieve the best possible retirement. One of the most important variables in planning your retirement is the Investment Return which you assume for its projections. It may pay off to be more conservative in your estimates of investment returns, as being conservative makes the Retirement Plan that much more secure and provides the possibility of money being left over for your dependents. Length of Retirement One critical variable to your Retirement Plan is your length of retirement; the longer you live the more money you will need in your retirement years. Thanks to healthier lifestyles and breakthroughs in medical technology, life expectancy for Americans has increased significantly during the past half-century. While it's good news that you can expect to live longer in retirement and have a better quality of life, it also means your investment portfolio may need to last for 30 years or more. The 2009 average life expectancy for the United States was 78.7 years according to the World Bank. As this number is growing all the time, ensure that...

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Mandatory Retirement Plan Decision Guide

Mandatory Retirement Plan Decision Guide - University of North ...The University of North Carolina Your Mandatory Retirement Plan Decision Guide > Appalachian State University East Carolina University Elizabeth City State University Fayetteville State University NC A&T State University North Carolina Central University NC State University UNC – Asheville UNC – Chapel Hill UNC – Charlotte UNC – Greensboro UNC – Pembroke UNC – Wilmington UNC School of the Arts Western Carolina University Winston-Salem State University NC School of Science and Mathematics Other Affiliates: – UNC Health Care – UNC Press Your Retirement TSERS ORP Overview Plan Your Helpful Retirement, Program Basics Basics of TSERS Comparison Enrollment Resources Your Basics and the Examples Checklist and < 1 > Choice ORP Contacts Your Retirement, Your Choice At The University of North

Carolina (the University), we know how important it is to prepare for retirement. We also know that everyone’s financial goals, needs and savings strategies are different. That’s why we are proud to offer our employees a choice between two retirement programs, both of which provide a valuable retirement benefit. As a UNC employee, you must enroll in either the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System (TSERS) or The University of North Carolina Optional Retirement Program (ORP). In this guide we’ll introduce you to the programs and The Bigger Picture provide you with an overview of the key provisions of While both TSERS and the ORP are designed to each plan to help you make sense of your options. provide you with a valuable opportunity to prepare for Inside, you’ll find helpful graphics and examples to retirement, your UNC retirement program is just one part illustrate how your participation in one of these programs of your overall financial picture. How much you need in might fit into your overall financial picture. Then, we’ll retirement depends on your current lifestyle, as well as direct you to the convenient, online resources you will what you want to do in retirement. need to make the right decision for you. While a general rule of thumb says that you’ll need This guide is not, however, intended to provide detailed between 70% and 90% of your pre-retirement income to information about these programs, so it’s essential for maintain your standard of living in retirement, everyone’s you to review the Plan Document and all fund literature needs are different. Understanding your retirement available online at www.northcarolina.edu/hr/unc/ needs is an important step in choosing which retirement benefits/retirement/index.htm before making your program is right for you. It’s also a key to developing a retirement plan election. Remember that all investing savings and investment strategy that can help ensure carries some level of risk. Be sure to consult with you reach your financial goals. your financial and/or tax advisor before making any investment decisions. If you need help establishing your retirement savings goals or developing a savings strategy, we recommend you talk to a financial advisor. Additionally, refer to Your Guide to Investing in The UNC Retirement Programs, as well as the “Contacts and Resources” section of this brochure for a comprehensive list of our investment carriers and other useful resources. Your Retirement TSERS ORP Overview Plan Your Helpful Your...

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Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System Employer Manual

Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System Employer ManualTennessee Consolidated Retirement System Employer Manual Internet Site: www.tcrs.tn.gov Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System Employer Manual Table of Contents SECTION PAGE 100 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1 200 Membership ..................................................................................................... 3 300 Reporting Salary, Contributions and Service Credit .................................. 13 400 Current and Prior Service ............................................................................... 23 500 Refund ............................................................................................................... 33 600 Retirement Benefits ......................................................................................... 37 700 Retired Payroll ................................................................................................ 51 800 Funding of the Retirement System ............................................................... 55 900 General Information ........................................................................................ 59 1000 Optional Provisions for Political Subdivisions .......................................... 63 1100 Optional Retirement Plan .............................................................................. 73 Treasury Department Authorization #309221; March 2012 This web-based publication was created at a cost of $172.00. E m p l o y e r M a n u a l 100INTRODUCTION This employer manual has

been developed for the purpose of efficiently administering the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) at the local level. Every effort has been made to include all the information necessary to provide a complete and self-contained reference manual. Because of the complexities of the law establishing the retirement system, all facets have not been covered in detail. However, the objective in compiling this manual is to furnish as much information as possible. The information contained in the manual should not be used in lieu of the applicable provisions of the Tennessee Code Annotated . In the event there is a conflict between this manual and the law, the law shall prevail. P a g e 1 E m p l o y e r M a n u a l 200 MEMBERSHIP 2 0 1 Classification for Membership . Since July 1, 1976, any employee enrolled in the TCRS shall be classified as a Group I member. State judges enrolled after September 1, 1990 are classified as Group IV members. 2 0 2 Prior Class, Group II or Group III Members Who Return to Service . Any prior class, Group II or Group III member who left employment and returned to service in a position covered by his/her previous classification shall be eligible to continue membership in that classification provided he/ she has not lost membership. To lose membership, he/she must have withdrawn his/her contributions or, if not vested, be out of service long enough to lose membership because of absence from service (seven years). 2 0 3 Mandatory Membership . Every employee of the state or of a participating political subdivision, where membership is mandatory or K-12 teacher must become a member of the retirement system regardless of age, with the exception of Sections 204 and 205. It is the responsibility of the personnel/ payroll officer to insure that their employees are enrolled properly and make the appropriate retirement contributions. The following is a list of officials and employees whose membership in the retirement system is mandatory: A . General employees of the state of Tennessee classified as full-time, except full-time employees under age 25 with seasonal, temporary, interim or emergency appointments [see Exhibit I(a)]. B. Commissioned members of the highway patrol. C . Wildlife officers. D . Teachers (see Section 206). E. Superintendents or the chief administrative officers of a public school system. F. Any full-time employee of a...

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Employment-Based Retirement Plan Participation

Employment-Based Retirement Plan Participation - Employee ...A monthly research report from the EBRI Education and Research Fund © 2012 Employee Benefit Research Institute November 2012 • No. 378 Employment-Based Retirement Plan Participation: Geographic Differences and Trends, 2011 By Craig Copeland, Ph.D., Employee Benefit Research Institute AT A GLANCE In 2011, the percentage of workers participating in an employment-based retirement plan was essentially unchanged from a year earlier. Specifically, the percentage of all workers (including part-time and self- employed) participating in an employment-based retirement plan moved from 39.6 percent in 2009, to 39.8 percent in 2010, to 39.7 in 2011. The increase in the number of workers participating in 2011 halted the three year decline from 2008–2010. Some of the categories examined had increases in

the probability of workers participating and others showed decreases. Many of the categories of workers remained near their 2009 levels of participation. The type of employment has a major impact on participation rates. Among full-time, full-year wage and salary workers ages 21–64 (those with the strongest connection to the work force), 53.7 percent participated. This rate varies significantly across various worker characteristics and the characteristics of their employers. Being nonwhite, younger, female, never married; having lower educational attainment, lower earnings, poorer health status, no health insurance through own employer; not working full time, full year, and working in service occupations or farming, fisheries, and forestry occupations were all associated with a lower level of participation in a retirement plan. Workers in the South and West were less likely to participate in a plan than those in other regions of the country. The overall percentage of females participating in a plan was lower than that of males (the retirement plan participation gender gap significantly closed from 1987‒2009 before slightly widening in 2010 and 2011). But when controlling for work status or earnings, the female participation level actually surpasses that of males. Nonnative-born Hispanics had substantially lower participation levels than native-born Hispanics, even when controlling for age and earnings. This results in Hispanics as a group looking to lag significantly in terms of retirement plan participation, when only the nonnative Hispanics actually have participation levels substantially below those of all other workers. The downturns in the economy and stock market in 2008 and into 2009 showed a two-year decline in both the number and percentage of workers participating in an employment-based retirement plan. The 2010 and 2011 participation levels stabilized as the economy recovered. ebri.org Issue Brief • November 2012 • No. 378 2 Craig Copeland is senior research associate at the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). This Issue Brief was written with assistance from the Institute’s research and editorial staffs. Any views expressed in this report are those of the author and should not be ascribed to the officers, trustees, or other sponsors of EBRI, the Employee Benefit Research Institute–Education and Research Fund (EBRI-ERF), or their staffs. Neither EBRI nor EBRI-ERF lobbies or takes positions on specific policy proposals. EBRI invites comment on this research. Copyright Information: This report is copyrighted by the EBRI. It may be used without permission but citation of the source...

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