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HR 5140 97th Congress House Labor and Employment Employee benefit plans Income tax Retirement income

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to require that a retired employee be permitted to retain his investment in his employer's retirement plan by allowing the employee to delay the commencement of his benefit payments under the plan and to provide capital gain treatment for earnings attributable to voluntary employee contributions under such plans.

Introduced: December 8, 1981 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Dec 8, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 8, 1981
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require that an employee be allowed to elect to delay the commencement of benefits under an employer retirement plan. Provides capital gain treatment for earnings attributable to voluntary employee contributions under such a plan.

What's happening now December 8, 1981

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

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