Treasury Regulations · 26 CFR
§ 1.403(b)-0. Taxability under an annuity purchased by a section 501(c)(3) organization or a public school.
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Regulation under 26 U.S.C. § 403(b)
Cite as 26 CFR § 1.403(b)-0
At a glance
Read from the text and its source citation. Not part of the regulation.
- Status
- In the current eCFR
- Issued
- July 26, 2007 by T.D. 9340
- Issued under
- 26 U.S.C. § 403(b)
- Length
- 473 words · about 2 min to read
- Cross-references
- cites 3 Code sections and 11 regulations; cited by 0
This section lists the headings that appear in §§ 1.403(b)-1 through 1.403(b)-11.
(a) Application of definitions.
(b) Definitions.
§ 1.403(b)-3 Exclusion for contributions to purchase section 403(b) contracts.(a) Exclusion for section 403(b) contracts.
(b) Application of requirements.
(c) Special rules for designated Roth section 403(b) contributions.
(d) Effect of failure.
§ 1.403(b)-4 Contribution limitations.(a) Treatment of contributions in excess of limitations.
(b) Maximum annual contribution.
(c) Section 403(b) elective deferrals.
(d) Employer contributions for former employees.
(e) Special rules for determining years of service.
(f) Excess contributions of deferrals.
§ 1.403(b)-5 Nondiscrimination rules.(a) Nondiscrimination rules for contributions other than section 403(b) elective deferrals.
(b) Universal availability required for section 403(b) elective deferrals.
(c) Plan required.
(d) Church plans exception.
(e) Other rules.
§ 1.403(b)-6 Timing of distributions and benefits.(a) Distributions generally.
(b) Distributions from contracts other than custodial accounts or amounts attributable to section 403(b) elective deferrals.
(c) Distributions from custodial accounts that are not attributable to section 403(b) elective deferrals.
(d) Distribution of section 403(b) elective deferrals.
(e) Minimum required distributions for eligible plans.
(f) Loans.
(g) Death benefits and other incidental benefits.
(h) Special rule regarding severance from employment.
§ 1.403(b)-7 Taxation of distributions and benefits.(a) General rules for when amounts are included in gross income.
(b) Rollovers to individual retirement arrangements and other eligible retirement plans.
(c) Special rules for certain corrective distributions.
(d) Amounts taxable under section 72(p)(1).
(e) Special rules relating to distributions from a designated Roth account.
(f) Certain rules relating to employment taxes.
§ 1.403(b)-8 Funding.(a) Investments.
(b) Contributions to the plan.
(c) Annuity contracts.
(d) Custodial accounts.
(e) Retirement income accounts.
(f) Combining assets.
§ 1.403(b)-9 Special rules for church plans.(a) Retirement income accounts.
(b) Retirement income account defined.
(c) Special deduction rule for self-employed ministers.
§ 1.403(b)-10 Miscellaneous provisions.(a) Plan terminations and frozen plans.
(b) Contract exchanges and plan-to-plan transfers.
(c) Qualified domestic relations orders.
(d) Rollovers to a section 403(b) contract.
(e) Deemed IRAs.
(f) Defined benefit plans.
(g) Other rules relating to section 501(c)(3) organizations.
§ 1.403(b)-11 Applicable date.(a) General rule.
(b) Collective bargaining agreements.
(c) Church conventions.
(d) Special rules for plans that exclude certain types of employees from elective deferrals.
(e) Special rules for plans that permit in-service distributions.
(f) Special rule for life insurance contracts.
(g) Special rule for contracts received in an exchange.
[T.D. 9340, 72 FR 41140, July 26, 2007]
Cross-references
Computed from the citations in the text of 26 CFR.
Code sections it cites
- § 501 Exemption from tax on corporations, certain trusts, etc.
- § 403 Taxation of employee annuities
- § 72 Annuities; certain proceeds of endowment and life insurance contracts
Regulations it cites
- § 1.403(b)-1 General overview of taxability under an annuity contract purchased by a section 501(c)(3) organization or a public school.
- § 1.403(b)-2 Definitions.
- § 1.403(b)-3 Exclusion for contributions to purchase section 403(b) contracts.
- § 1.403(b)-4 Contribution limitations.
- § 1.403(b)-5 Nondiscrimination rules.
- § 1.403(b)-6 Timing of distributions and benefits.
- § 1.403(b)-7 Taxation of distributions and benefits.
- § 1.403(b)-8 Funding.
- § 1.403(b)-9 Special rules for church plans.
- § 1.403(b)-10 Miscellaneous provisions.
- § 1.403(b)-11 Applicable dates.
Amendment history
From the source citation at the end of the section, newest first. T.D. is a Treasury decision; FR is the Federal Register.
- Issued by T.D. 9340 (72 FR 41140)
Where it sits in 26 CFR
- Subchapter A Income tax
- Part 1 Income taxes
Nearby sections
- § 1.402A-1 Designated Roth Accounts.
- § 1.402A-2 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements with respect to designated Roth accounts.
- § 1.403(a)-1 Taxability of beneficiary under a qualified annuity plan.
- § 1.403(a)-2 Capital gains treatment for certain distributions.
- § 1.403(b)-0 Taxability under an annuity purchased by a section 501(c)(3) organization or a public school.
- § 1.403(b)-1 General overview of taxability under an annuity contract purchased by a section 501(c)(3) organization or a public school.
- § 1.403(b)-2 Definitions.
- § 1.403(b)-3 Exclusion for contributions to purchase section 403(b) contracts.
- § 1.403(b)-4 Contribution limitations.