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Current as of October 02, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) The TSP will, at the participant's election, transfer all or any portion of an eligible rollover distribution (as defined by section 402(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code) directly to an eligible employer plan or an IRA.
(b) If a withdrawal includes a payment from a participant's traditional balance and a payment from the participant's Roth balance, the TSP will, at the participant's election, transfer all or a portion of the payment from the traditional balance to a single plan or IRA and all or a portion of the payment from the Roth balance to another plan or IRA. The TSP will also allow the traditional and Roth portions of a payment to be transferred to the same plan or IRA but, for each type of balance, the election must be made separately by the participant and each type of balance will be transferred separately. However, the TSP will not transfer portions of the participant's traditional balance to two different institutions or portions of the participant's Roth balance to two different institutions.
(c) If a withdrawal includes an amount from a participant's Roth balance and the participant elects to transfer that amount to another eligible employer plan or Roth IRA, the TSP will inform the plan administrator or trustee of the start date of the participant's Roth 5 year non-exclusion period or the participant's Roth initiation date, and the portion of the distribution that represents Roth contributions. If a withdrawal includes an amount from a participant's Roth balance and the participant does not elect to transfer the amount, the TSP will inform the participant of the portion of the distribution that represents Roth contributions.
(d) Tax-exempt contributions can be transferred only if the IRA or plan accepts such funds.
(e) The TSP will transfer distributions only to the extent that the transfer is permitted by the Internal Revenue Code.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 5. Administrative Personnel § 5.1650.25 Transfers from the TSP - last updated October 02, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-5-administrative-personnel/cfr-sect-5-1650-25/
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