Tax advantages are also available for qualified retirement plans when the benefits are distributed. When and how these benefits are distributed are also regulated under ERISA.

If a participant fails to receive a required minimum distribution, is any additional tax applicable to any "short fall"?

What tax advantage does a retirement plan participant have?

Is there any special tax benefit associated with the distribution of an employer security?

Does a 10% premature distribution tax apply to any distribution from a qualified plan?

When must distributions begin under a pension plan?

On what date may a participant force the plan to distribute the plan benefit?

On what date must a living participant actually begin receiving the plan benefit?

Over what period of time must a living participant's plan benefit be distributed?

If a participant dies before the participant's required beginning date, when and over what period must the participant's plan benefit be distributed?

If a participant dies on or after the participant's required beginning date, when and over what period must the participant's plan benefit be distributed?

Who is a "designated beneficiary"?

Is a participant's spouse entitled to any special tax advantages?

Related FAQ Topics

Tax advantages for qualified retirement plans

Limitations on benefits and contributions

Limits on the deductibility of contributions to a qualified plan