SECURE Act Impacts Distributions Under Governmental Plans

The SECURE Act has made a number of changes to Internal Revenue Code requirements for governmental plans, particularly in the required minimum distribution (RMD) requirements of Internal Revenue Code section 401(a)(9), and made a number of other changes to the plan distribution rules. Accommodating these changes may present particular administrative burdens for public plans. Governmental plans should start considering what changes in plan terms, recordkeeping, reporting and communications may be necessary to reflect the new distribution rules.

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