Hardship Distribution Changes May Warrant IRS Clarification - McDermott Will & Emery

Hardship Distribution Changes May Warrant IRS Clarification

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Sarah Engle told attendees of a webinar hosted by McDermott that it is not clear if a change approved by Congress to retirement plan hardship distribution rules allowing plan participants to begin contributing to their plan immediately after a distribution is mandatory or permissive. “The way they’ve drafted this, it looks like this change may be permissive,”she explained, adding that the change also appears optional.