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403(b) Plans: Beneficial Tax Law Changes |
In 1958, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) created 403(b) plans to
encourage employees of certain organizations to begin saving for
retirement. Organizations eligible for participation in these plans
include those “organized and operated exclusively for religious,
charitable, scientific, public-safety testing, literary, or educational
purposes.” Paragraph (7) was added in 1974 by Congress, which gave
participants the right to invest in mutual funds as opposed to only
insurance company investments. In 2001, the Economic Growth and Tax
Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA) offered the most recent update on
403(b) plans and provided several favorable changes to the rules and
regulations, which were made permanent by the Pension Protection Act of
2006.
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