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Internal Revenue Code · 26 U.S.C.

§ 403. Taxation of employee annuities

In force Text current through Public Law 119-121 (October 9, 2026) release point 119-121

Official text, no changes From the Office of the Law Revision Counsel, release point 119-121 (current through Public Law 119-121 (October 9, 2026)). Compare it with the official text at uscode.house.gov (external site).

Cite as 26 U.S.C. § 403

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Status
In force
Enacted
September 2, 1958 by Pub. L. 85–866
Last amended
December 29, 2022 by Pub. L. 117–328
Amendments
31 dated changes in the source credit
Length
3 subsections · 4,607 words · about 20 min to read
Defines
10 terms
Cross-references
cites 19; cited by 38 Code sections and 125 other regulations
Regulations
15 issued under this section
(a) Taxability of beneficiary under a qualified annuity plan
(1) Distributee taxable under section 72

If an annuity contract is purchased by an employer for an employee under a plan which meets the requirements of section 404(a)(2) (whether or not the employer deducts the amounts paid for the contract under such section), the amount actually distributed to any distributee under the contract shall be taxable to the distributee (in the year in which so distributed) under section 72 (relating to annuities).

(2) Special rule for health and long-term care insurance

To the extent provided in section 402(l), paragraph (1) shall not apply to the amount distributed under the contract which is otherwise includible in gross income under this subsection.

(3) Self-employed individuals

For purposes of this subsection, the term “employee” includes an individual who is an employee within the meaning of section 401(c)(1), and the employer of such individual is the person treated as his employer under section 401(c)(4).

(4) Rollover amounts
(A) General rule If—
(i) any portion of the balance to the credit of an employee in an employee annuity described in paragraph (1) is paid to him in an eligible rollover distribution (within the meaning of section 402(c)(4)),
(ii) the employee transfers any portion of the property he receives in such distribution to an eligible retirement plan, and
(iii) in the case of a distribution of property other than money, the amount so transferred consists of the property distributed,
then such distribution (to the extent so transferred) shall not be includible in gross income for the taxable year in which paid.
(B) Certain rules made applicable

The rules of paragraphs (2) through (7) and (11) and (9) of section 402(c) and section 402(f) shall apply for purposes of subparagraph (A).

(5) Direct trustee-to-trustee transfer

Any amount transferred in a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer in accordance with section 401(a)(31) shall not be includible in gross income for the taxable year of such transfer.

(6) Qualified long-term care distributions

An annuity contract shall not fail to be subject to this subsection solely by reason of allowing distributions to which section 401(a)(39) applies.

(b) Taxability of beneficiary under annuity purchased by section 501(c)(3) organization or public school
(1) General rule If—
(A) an annuity contract is purchased—
(i) for an employee by an employer described in section 501(c)(3) which is exempt from tax under section 501(a),
(ii) for an employee (other than an employee described in clause (i)), who performs services for an educational organization described in section 170(b)(1) (A)(ii), by an employer which is a State, a political subdivision of a State, or an agency or instrumentality of any one or more of the foregoing, or
(iii) for the minister described in section 414(e)(5)(A) by the minister or by an employer,
(B) such annuity contract is not subject to subsection (a),
(C) the employee’s rights under the contract are nonforfeitable, except for failure to pay future premiums,
(D) except in the case of a contract purchased by a church, such contract is purchased under a plan which meets the nondiscrimination requirements of paragraph (12), and
(E) in the case of a contract purchased under a salary reduction agreement, the contract meets the requirements of section 401(a)(30),
then contributions and other additions by such employer for such annuity contract shall be excluded from the gross income of the employee for the taxable year to the extent that the aggregate of such contributions and additions (when expressed as an annual addition (within the meaning of section 415(c)(2))) does not exceed the applicable limit under section 415. The amount actually distributed to any distributee under such contract shall be taxable to the distributee (in the year in which so distributed) under section 72 (relating to annuities). For purposes of applying the rules of this subsection to contributions and other additions by an employer for a taxable year, amounts transferred to a contract described in this paragraph by reason of a rollover contribution described in paragraph (8) of this subsection or section 408(d)(3)(A)(ii) shall not be considered contributed by such employer.
(2) Special rule for health and long-term care insurance

To the extent provided in section 402(l), paragraph (1) shall not apply to the amount distributed under the contract which is otherwise includible in gross income under this subsection.

(3) Includible compensation For purposes of this subsection, the term “includible compensation” means, in the case of any employee, the amount of compensation which is received from the employer described in paragraph (1)(A), and which is includible in gross income (computed without regard to section 911) for the most recent period (ending not later than the close of the taxable year) which under paragraph (4) may be counted as one year of service, and which precedes the taxable year by no more than five years. Such term does not include any amount contributed by the employer for any annuity contract to which this subsection applies. Such term includes—
(A) any elective deferral (as defined in section 402(g)(3)), and
(B) any amount which is contributed or deferred by the employer at the election of the employee and which is not includible in the gross income of the employee by reason of section 125, 132(f)(4), or 457.
(4) Years of service In determining the number of years of service for purposes of this subsection, there shall be included—
(A) one year for each full year during which the individual was a full-time employee of the organization purchasing the annuity for him, and
(B) a fraction of a year (determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary) for each full year during which such individual was a part-time employee of such organization and for each part of a year during which such individual was a full-time or part-time employee of such organization.
In no case shall the number of years of service be less than one.
(5) Application to more than one annuity contract

If for any taxable year of the employee this subsection applies to 2 or more annuity contracts purchased by the employer, such contracts shall be treated as one contract.

[(6) Repealed. Pub. L. 107–147, title IV, § 411(p)(2), Mar. 9, 2002, 116 Stat. 50]
(7) Custodial accounts
(A) Amounts paid treated as contributions For purposes of this title, amounts paid by an employer described in paragraph (1)(A) to a custodial account which satisfies the requirements of section 401(f)(2) shall be treated as amounts contributed by him for an annuity contract for his employee if the amounts are to be held in that custodial account and are invested in regulated investment company stock or a group trust intended to satisfy the requirements of Internal Revenue Service Revenue Ruling 81–100 (or any successor guidance), and under the custodial account—
(i) no such amounts may be paid or made available to any distributee (unless such amount is a distribution to which section 72(t)(2)(G) applies) before—
(I) the employee dies,
(II) the employee attains age 59½,
(III) the employee has a severance from employment,
(IV) the employee becomes disabled (within the meaning of section 72(m)(7)),
(V) subject to the provisions of paragraph (17), the employee encounters financial hardship,
(VI) except as may be otherwise provided by regulations, with respect to amounts invested in a lifetime income investment (as defined in section 401(a)(38)(B)(ii)), the date that is 90 days prior to the date that such lifetime income investment may no longer be held as an investment option under the contract, or
(VII) as provided for distributions to which section 401(a)(39) applies, and
(ii) in the case of amounts described in clause (i)(VI), such amounts will be distributed only in the form of a qualified distribution (as defined in section 401(a)(38)(B)(i)) or a qualified plan distribution annuity contract (as defined in section 401(a)(38)(B)(iv)).
(B) Account treated as plan

For purposes of this title, a custodial account which satisfies the requirements of section 401(f)(2) shall be treated as an organization described in section 401(a) solely for purposes of subchapter F and subtitle F with respect to amounts received by it (and income from investment thereof).

(C) Regulated investment company

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “regulated investment company” means a domestic corporation which is a regulated investment company within the meaning of section 851(a).

(D) Employee certification In determining whether a distribution is upon the financial hardship of an employee, the administrator of the plan may rely on a written certification by the employee that the distribution is—
(i) on account of a financial need of a type which is deemed in regulations prescribed by the Secretary to be an immediate and heavy financial need, and
(ii) not in excess of the amount required to satisfy such financial need, and
that the employee has no alternative means reasonably available to satisfy such financial need. The Secretary may provide by regulations for exceptions to the rule of the preceding sentence in cases where the plan administrator has actual knowledge to the contrary of the employee’s certification, and for procedures for addressing cases of employee misrepresentation.
(8) Rollover amounts
(A) General rule If—
(i) any portion of the balance to the credit of an employee in an annuity contract described in paragraph (1) is paid to him in an eligible rollover distribution (within the meaning of section 402(c)(4)),
(ii) the employee transfers any portion of the property he receives in such distribution to an eligible retirement plan described in section 402(c)(8)(B), and
(iii) in the case of a distribution of property other than money, the property so transferred consists of the property distributed,
then such distribution (to the extent so transferred) shall not be includible in gross income for the taxable year in which paid.
(B) Certain rules made applicable

The rules of paragraphs (2) through (7), (9), and (11) of section 402(c) and section 402(f) shall apply for purposes of subparagraph (A), except that section 402(f) shall be applied to the payor in lieu of the plan administrator.

(9) Retirement income accounts provided by churches, etc.
(A) Amounts paid treated as contributions For purposes of this title—
(i) a retirement income account shall be treated as an annuity contract described in this subsection, and
(ii) amounts paid by an employer described in paragraph (1)(A) to a retirement income account shall be treated as amounts contributed by the employer for an annuity contract for the employee on whose behalf such account is maintained.
(B) Retirement income account

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “retirement income account” means a defined contribution program established or maintained by a church, or a convention or association of churches, including an organization described in section 414(e)(3)(A), to provide benefits under section 403(b) for an employee described in paragraph (1) (including an employee described in section 414(e)(3)(B)) or his beneficiaries.

(10) Distribution requirements

Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, this subsection shall not apply to any annuity contract (or to any custodial account described in paragraph (7) or retirement income account described in paragraph (9)) unless requirements similar to the requirements of sections 401(a)(9) and 401(a)(31) are met (and requirements similar to the incidental death benefit requirements of section 401(a) are met) with respect to such annuity contract (or custodial account or retirement income account). Any amount transferred in a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer in accordance with section 401(a)(31) shall not be includible in gross income for the taxable year of the transfer.

(11) Requirement that distributions not begin before age 59½, severance from employment, death, or disability This subsection shall not apply to any annuity contract unless under such contract distributions attributable to contributions made pursuant to a salary reduction agreement (within the meaning of section 402(g)(3)(C)) may be paid only—
(A) when the employee attains age 59½, has a severance from employment, dies, or becomes disabled (within the meaning of section 72(m)(7)),
(B) subject to the provisions of paragraph (17), in the case of hardship,
(C) for distributions to which section 72(t)(2)(G) applies,
(D) except as may be otherwise provided by regulations, with respect to amounts invested in a lifetime income investment (as defined in section 401(a)(38)(B)(ii))—
(i) on or after the date that is 90 days prior to the date that such lifetime income investment may no longer be held as an investment option under the contract, and
(ii) in the form of a qualified distribution (as defined in section 401(a)(38)(B)(i)) or a qualified plan distribution annuity contract (as defined in section 401(a)(38)(B)(iv)), or
(E) for distributions to which section 401(a)(39) applies.
In determining whether a distribution is upon hardship of an employee, the administrator of the plan may rely on a written certification by the employee that the distribution is on account of a financial need of a type which is deemed in regulations prescribed by the Secretary to be an immediate and heavy financial need and is not in excess of the amount required to satisfy such financial need, and that the employee has no alternative means reasonably available to satisfy such financial need. The Secretary may provide by regulations for exceptions to the rule of the preceding sentence in cases where the plan administrator has actual knowledge to the contrary of the employee’s certification, and for procedures for addressing cases of employee misrepresentation.
(12) Nondiscrimination requirements
(A) In general For purposes of paragraph (1)(D), a plan meets the nondiscrimination requirements of this paragraph if—
(i) with respect to contributions not made pursuant to a salary reduction agreement, such plan meets the requirements of paragraphs (4), (5), (17), and (26) of section 401(a), section 401(m), and section 410(b) in the same manner as if such plan were described in section 401(a), and
(ii) all employees of the organization may elect to have the employer make contributions of more than $200 pursuant to a salary reduction agreement if any employee of the organization may elect to have the organization make contributions for such contracts pursuant to such agreement.
For purposes of clause (i), a contribution shall be treated as not made pursuant to a salary reduction agreement if under the agreement it is made pursuant to a 1-time irrevocable election made by the employee at the time of initial eligibility to participate in the agreement or is made pursuant to a similar arrangement involving a one-time irrevocable election specified in regulations. For purposes of clause (ii), there may be excluded any employee who is a participant in an eligible deferred compensation plan (within the meaning of section 457) or a qualified cash or deferred arrangement of the organization or another annuity contract described in this subsection. Any nonresident alien described in section 410(b)(3)(C) may also be excluded. Subject to the conditions applicable under section 410(b)(4) and section 202(c) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, there may be excluded for purposes of this subparagraph employees who are students performing services described in section 3121(b)(10) and employees who normally work less than 20 hours per week. The fact that the employer offers matching contributions on account of qualified student loan payments as described in section 401(m)(13) shall not be taken into account in determining whether the arrangement satisfies the requirements of clause (ii) (and any regulation thereunder). A plan shall not fail to satisfy clause (ii) solely by reason of offering a de minimis financial incentive (not derived from plan assets) to employees to elect to have the employer make contributions pursuant to a salary reduction agreement.
(B) Church

For purposes of paragraph (1)(D), the term “church” has the meaning given to such term by section 3121(w)(3)(A). Such term shall include any qualified church-controlled organization (as defined in section 3121(w)(3)(B)).

(C) State and local governmental plans

For purposes of paragraph (1)(D), the requirements of subparagraph (A)(i) (other than those relating to section 401(a)(17)) shall not apply to a governmental plan (within the meaning of section 414(d)) maintained by a State or local government or political subdivision thereof (or agency or instrumentality thereof).

(D) Rules relating to certain part-time employees
(i) 11 So in original. No cl. (ii) has been enacted. In general In the case of employees who are eligible to participate in the agreement solely by reason of section 202(c)(1)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974—
(I) notwithstanding section 401(a)(4), an employer shall not be required to make nonelective or matching contributions on behalf of such employees even if such contributions are made on behalf of other employees eligible to participate in the plan, and
(II) the employer may elect to exclude such employees from the application of subsections (a)(4), (k)(3), (k)(12), (k)(13), and (m)(2) of section 401 and section 410(b).
(13) Trustee-to-trustee transfers to purchase permissive service credit No amount shall be includible in gross income by reason of a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer to a defined benefit governmental plan (as defined in section 414(d)) if such transfer is—
(A) for the purchase of permissive service credit (as defined in section 415(n)(3)(A)) under such plan, or
(B) a repayment to which section 415 does not apply by reason of subsection (k)(3) thereof.
(14) Death benefits under USERRA-qualified active military service

This subsection shall not apply to an annuity contract unless such contract meets the requirements of section 401(a)(37).

(15) Multiple employer plans
(A) In general

Except in the case of a church plan, this subsection shall not be treated as failing to apply to an annuity contract solely by reason of such contract being purchased under a plan maintained by more than 1 employer.

(B) Treatment of employers failing to meet requirements of plan
(i) In general

In the case of a plan maintained by more than 1 employer, this subsection shall not be treated as failing to apply to an annuity contract held under such plan merely because of one or more employers failing to meet the requirements of this subsection if such plan satisfies rules similar to the rules of section 413(e)(2) with respect to any such employer failure.

(ii) Additional requirements in case of non-governmental plans

A plan shall not be treated as meeting the requirements of this subparagraph unless the plan satisfies rules similar to the rules of subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 413(e)(1), except in the case of a multiple employer plan maintained solely by any of the following: A State, a political subdivision of a State, or an agency or instrumentality of any one or more of the foregoing.

(16) Safe harbor deferral-only plans for employers with no retirement plan
(A) In general

A safe harbor deferral-only plan maintained by an eligible employer shall be treated as meeting the requirements of paragraph (12).

(B) Safe harbor deferral-only plan For purposes of this paragraph, the term “safe harbor deferral-only plan” means any plan which meets—
(i) the automatic deferral requirements of subparagraph (C),
(ii) the contribution limitations of subparagraph (D), and
(iii) the requirements of subparagraph (E) of section 401(k)(13).
(C) Automatic deferral
(i) In general

The requirements of this subparagraph are met if, under the plan, each eligible employee is treated as having elected to have the employer make elective contributions in an amount equal to a qualified percentage of compensation.

(ii) Election out The election treated as having been made under clause (i) shall cease to apply with respect to any eligible employee if such eligible employee makes an affirmative election—
(I) to not have such contributions made, or
(II) to make elective contributions at a level specified in such affirmative election.
(iii) Qualified percentage

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “qualified percentage” means, with respect to any employee, any percentage determined under the plan if such percentage is applied uniformly and is not less than 3 or more than 15 percent.

(D) Contribution limitations
(i) In general The requirements of this subparagraph are met if, under the plan—
(I) the only contributions which may be made are elective contributions of eligible employees, and
(II) the aggregate amount of such elective contributions which may be made with respect to any employee for any calendar year shall not exceed $6,000.
(ii) Cost-of-living adjustment

In the case of any calendar year beginning after December 31, 2024, the $6,000 amount under clause (i) shall be adjusted in the same manner as under section 402(g)(4), except that “2023” shall be substituted for “2005”.

(iii) Catch-up contributions for individuals age 50 or over

In the case of an individual who has attained the age of 50 before the close of the taxable year, the limitation under clause (i)(II) shall be increased by the applicable amount determined under section 219(b)(5)(B)(ii) (after the application of section 219(b)(5)(C)(iii)).

(E) Eligible employer For purposes of this paragraph—
(i) In general

The term “eligible employer” means any employer if the employer does not maintain a qualified plan with respect to which contributions are made, or benefits are accrued, for service in the year for which the determination is being made. If only individuals other than employees described in subparagraph (A) of section 410(b)(3) are eligible to participate in such arrangement, then the preceding sentence shall be applied without regard to any qualified plan in which only employees described in such subparagraph are eligible to participate.

(ii) Relief for acquisitions, etc.

Rules similar to the rules of section 408(p)(10) shall apply for purposes of clause (i).

(iii) Qualified plan

The term “qualified plan” means a plan, contract, pension, account, or trust described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (5) of section 219(g) (determined without regard to the last sentence of such paragraph (5)).

(F) Eligible employee

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “eligible employee” means any employee of the employer other than an employee who is permitted to be excluded under paragraph (12)(A).

(17) Special rules relating to hardship withdrawals For purposes of paragraphs (7) and (11)—
(A) Amounts which may be withdrawn The following amounts may be distributed upon hardship of the employee:
(i) Contributions made pursuant to a salary reduction agreement (within the meaning of section 3121(a)(5)(D)).
(ii) Qualified nonelective contributions (as defined in section 401(m)(4)(C)).
(iii) Qualified matching contributions described in section 401(k)(3)(D)(ii)(I).
(iv) Earnings on any contributions described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii).
(B) No requirement to take available loan

A distribution shall not be treated as failing to be made upon the hardship of an employee solely because the employee does not take any available loan under the plan.

(c) Taxability of beneficiary under nonqualified annuities or under annuities purchased by exempt organizations

Premiums paid by an employer for an annuity contract which is not subject to subsection (a) shall be included in the gross income of the employee in accordance with section 83 (relating to property transferred in connection with performance of services), except that the value of such contract shall be substituted for the fair market value of the property for purposes of applying such section. The preceding sentence shall not apply to that portion of the premiums paid which is excluded from gross income under subsection (b). In the case of any portion of any contract which is attributable to premiums to which this subsection applies, the amount actually paid or made available under such contract to any beneficiary which is attributable to such premiums shall be taxable to the beneficiary (in the year in which so paid or made available) under section 72 (relating to annuities).

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Amendment history

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  1. Amended by Pub. L. 117–328Parts changed in 2022: (a)(6) (b)(7) (b)(7)(A) (b)(7)(A)(i)(V) (b)(7)(A)(i)(VII) (b)(7)(D) (b)(11) (b)(11)(B) (b)(11)(E) (b)(12)(A) (b)(12)(D) (b)(15) (b)(16) (b)(17)
  2. Amended by Pub. L. 116–94Parts changed in 2019: (b)(7)(A) (b)(9)(B) (b)(11)(D)
  3. Amended by Pub. L. 110–245Parts changed in 2008: (b)(14)
  4. Amended by Pub. L. 109–280Parts changed in 2006: (a)(2) (a)(4)(B) (b)(2) (b)(7)(A)(ii) (b)(8)(B) (b)(11)(C)
  5. Amended by Pub. L. 109–135Parts changed in 2005: (b)(9)(B)
  6. Amended by Pub. L. 108–311Parts changed in 2004: (a)(4)(B) (b)(7)(A)(ii)
  7. Amended by Pub. L. 107–147Parts changed in 2002: (b)(1) (b)(3) (b)(6)
  8. Amended by Pub. L. 107–16Parts changed in 2001: (b)(1) (b)(2) (b)(3) (b)(7)(A)(ii) (b)(8)(A)(ii) (b)(8)(B) (b)(11) (b)(11)(A) (b)(13)
  9. Amended by Pub. L. 106–554Parts changed in 2000: (b)(3)(B)
  10. Amended by Pub. L. 105–206Parts changed in 1998: (b)(8)(B)
  11. Amended by Pub. L. 105–34Parts changed in 1997: (b)(1)(A)(iii) (b)(3) (b)(12)(C)
  12. Amended by Pub. L. 104–188Parts changed in 1996: (b)(1)(E) (b)(10)
  13. Amended by Pub. L. 102–318Parts changed in 1992: (a)(4)(A)(i) (a)(4)(B) (a)(5) (b)(8)(A)(i) (b)(8)(B) (b)(10)
  14. Amended by Pub. L. 101–508Parts changed in 1990: (b)(12)(A)
  15. Amended by Pub. L. 100–647Parts changed in 1988: (b)(1)(D) (b)(1)(E) (b)(10) (b)(12) (b)(12)(A)
  16. Amended by Pub. L. 99–514Parts changed in 1986: (a)(1) (a)(2) (a)(4)(B) (b)(1) (b)(1)(D) (b)(7)(A)(ii) (b)(7)(D) (b)(8)(C) (b)(8)(D) (b)(10) (b)(11) (c)
  17. Amended by Pub. L. 98–369Parts changed in 1984: (a)(2)(A) (a)(4)(A)(i) (a)(4)(B) (b)(1) (b)(7)(D) (b)(8)(A)(i) (b)(8)(B) (b)(8)(C)
  18. Amended by Pub. L. 98–21Parts changed in 1983: (b)(3) (b)(8)(C)
  19. Amended by Pub. L. 97–448
  20. Amended by Pub. L. 97–248Parts changed in 1982: (b)(2)(B) (b)(2)(C) (b)(9)
  21. Amended by Pub. L. 97–34Parts changed in 1981: (b)(8)(B)(i)
  22. Amended by Pub. L. 96–222Parts changed in 1980: (b)
  23. Amended by Pub. L. 95–600Parts changed in 1978: (a)(4) (a)(5) (b)(1) (b)(7)(A) (b)(8)
  24. Amended by Pub. L. 95–458
  25. Amended by Pub. L. 94–455Parts changed in 1976: (a)(2)(A) (a)(4) (a)(4)(A) (a)(5) (b)(1)(A)(ii) (b)(4)(B) (b)(7)(C)
  26. Amended by Pub. L. 94–267
  27. Amended by Pub. L. 93–406Parts changed in 1974: (a)(2) (a)(4) (b)(2) (b)(7)
  28. Amended by Pub. L. 91–172Parts changed in 1969: (a)(2)(C) (c) (d)
  29. Amended by Pub. L. 88–272Parts changed in 1964: (a)(1)
  30. Amended by Pub. L. 87–792Parts changed in 1962: (a)(2)(A) (a)(3)
  31. Amended by Pub. L. 87–370Parts changed in 1961: (b) (b)(1)(A) (b)(3)
  32. Enacted by Pub. L. 85–866Parts changed in 1958: (a)(1) (b)

Where it sits in the Code

  1. Subtitle A Income Taxes
  2. Chapter 1 NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES
  3. Subchapter D Deferred Compensation, Etc.
  4. Part I PENSION, PROFIT-SHARING, STOCK BONUS PLANS, ETC.
  5. Subpart A General Rule

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Official notes

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