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Article: IRS Issues Guidance on Plan Amendments for Deemed IRAs.
- Article from:
- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Article date:
- January 6, 2003
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The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) added section 408(q) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code), which allows qualified retirement plan sponsors to offer "Deemed IRAs" under their plans beginning on January 1, 2003. If contributions are made to a separate account that meets the applicable requirements for either a Traditional or Roth IRA, then contributions to the Deemed IRA are treated as IRA contributions, not as qualified plan contributions. For example, during 2003, a participant using a Deemed IRA arrangement may contribute as much as $3,000 in Deemed IRA (Traditional or Roth) contributions. In Rev. Proc. 2003-13, which the IRS ...