IRS Corrects Final Regs on Longevity Annuity Contracts

ACTION: Final regulations; correction

SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to final regulations (TD 9673) that were published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 (79 FR 37633). The final regulations are relating to the use of longevity annuity contracts in tax qualified defined contribution plans.

DATES: This correction is effective August 6, 2014 and applicable beginning July 2, 2014.

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Background

The final regulations (TD 9673) that are the subject of this correction is under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Need for Correction

As published, the final regulations (TD 9673) contain errors that may prove to be misleading and are in need of clarification.

Correction of Publication

Accordingly, the final regulations (TD 9673), that are the subject of FR Doc. 2014-15524, are corrected as follows:

1. On page 37634, third column, in the preamble, first line from the top of the page, the language "premium payments will be taken into" is corrected to read "premium payments would be taken into".

2. On page 37636, first column, in the footnotes, the seventh line from the bottom of the page, the language "411(a) of the Code). Section 205(e)(2) of the" is corrected to read "411(a)). Section 205(e)(2) of the".

3. On page 37637, first column, in the preamble, under the paragraph heading "II. IRAs", the first sentence is removed.