Section 2. Election to Apply 5-Year Rule
Internal Revenue Bulletin 2002-24 · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States
to Distributions to Designated Beneficiaries.
If the participant dies before distributions begin and there is a designated beneficiary, distribution to the designated beneficiary is not required to begin by the date specified in section 2.2 of Article _____ of the plan, but the participant’s entire interest will be distributed to the designated beneficiary by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the participant’s death. If the participant’s surviving spouse is the participant’s sole designated beneficiary and the surviving spouse dies after the participant but before distributions to either the participant or the surviving spouse begin, this election will apply as if the surviving spouse were the participant.
This election will apply to:
All distributions. The following distributions:
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