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McDermott Will & Emery

New Guidance on Missing Participants & Escheatment to State Unclaimed Property Funds

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued Rev. Rul. 2020-24 and Rev. Proc. 2020-46 to provide direction with respect to qualified plan distributions paid to a state unclaimed property fund (i.e., an escheatment of...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Withholding and Reporting of Payments to an Unclaimed Property Fund

Sometimes, a retirement plan is required to distribute a missing participant’s account balance into a state’s unclaimed property fund. Until recently, it was unclear whether this distribution is subject to withholding of...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

IRS Issues Guidance on Missing Participants and State Unclaimed Property Funds

In October 2020, the IRS issued two pieces of guidance addressing (1) the tax withholding and reporting of distributions from qualified retirement plans to state unclaimed property funds, and (2) the ability of taxpayers to...more

Alston & Bird

IRS Ruling on IRAs Raises Numerous Unclaimed Property Issues for Holders, Owners, and States Alike

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Many states have begun to treat IRAs as unclaimed property even before the owner can take a tax-free distribution. But now the IRS has ruled that escheatment is equivalent to a distribution and subject to federal income tax...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Escheated funds from IRAs subject to federal tax reporting and withholding 

The payment of a traditional individual retirement account or annuity (IRA) over to a state unclaimed property fund will now be subject to federal tax withholding and reporting, according to Rev. Rul. 2018-17 released by the...more

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