1.2.2.10.3.4 Rollover or Transfer
Sometimes qualified retirement plan participants may want to roll over or transfer the assets in their current plans to other qualified plans or to IRAs. Rollovers and transfers differ both procedurally and in their tax consequences.
A rollover is when the participant takes the retirement distribution (the funds) into her own personal possession and then looks for a new way to invest the funds. This usually occurs when an employee leaves one job and takes the earned pension or accumulated account in one lump sum at departure. The IRS gives account holders 60 days to complete the rollover. For company-managed qualified plans, the company must withhol