Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible for the Exclusion of Pension Plan Asset Transfers from Gross Income?
Applies to employers maintaining the 1950 UMWA Pension Plan when assets are transferred to the Combined Fund to cover retiree health costs.
How does the Exclusion of Pension Plan Asset Transfers from Gross Income work?
Transfers of assets from the 1950 UMWA Pension Plan to the Combined Fund are not includible in the gross income of any employer maintaining the plan and are not treated as employer reversions subject to excise tax.
What law authorizes the Exclusion of Pension Plan Asset Transfers from Gross Income?
The Exclusion of Pension Plan Asset Transfers from Gross Income is authorized under IRC §9705(a)(4)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code (Title 26, United States Code).
Statutory Text — IRC §9705
Source: Internal Revenue Code, Title 26, United States Code
§ 9705. Transfers(a) Transfer of assets from 1950 UMWA Pension Plan(1) In generalFrom the funds reserved under paragraph (2), the board of trustees of the 1950 UMWA Pension Plan shall transfer to the Combined Fund—(A) $70,000,000 on February 1, 1993,
(B) $70,000,000 on October 1, 1993, and
(C) $70,000,000 on October 1, 1994.
(2) ReservationImmediately upon the enactment date, the board of trustees of the 1950 UMWA Pension Plan shall segregate $210,000,000 from the general assets of the plan. Such funds shall be held in the plan until disbursed pursuant to paragraph (1). Any interest on such funds shall be deposited into the general assets of the 1950 UMWA Pension Plan.
(3) Use of fundsAmounts transferred to the Combined Fund under paragraph (1) shall—(A) in the case of the transfer on February 1, 1993, be used to proportionately reduce the premium of each assigned operator under section 9704(a) for the plan year of the Fund beginning February 1, 1993, and
(B) in the case of any other such transfer, be used to proportionately reduce the unassigned beneficiary premium under section 9704(a)(3) and the death benefit premium under section 9704(a)(2) of each assigned operator for the plan year in which transferred and for any subsequent plan year in which such funds remain available.
Such funds may not be used to pay any amounts required to be paid by the 1988 agreement operators under section 9704(i)(1)(B).
(4) Tax treatment; validity of transfer(A) No deductionNo deduction shall be allowed under this title with respect to any transfer pursuant to paragraph (1), but such transfer shall not adversely affect the deductibility (under applicable provisions of this title) of contributions previously made by employers, or amounts hereafter contributed by employers, to the 1950 UMWA Pension Plan, the 1950 UMWA Benefit Plan, the 1974 UMWA Pension Plan, the 1974 UMWA Benefit Plan, the 1992 UMWA Benefit Plan, or the Combined Fund.
(B) Other tax provisionsAny transfer pursuant to paragraph (1)—(i) shall not be treated as an employer reversion from a qualified plan for purposes of section 4980, and
(ii) shall not be includible in the gross income of any employer maintaining the 1950 UMWA Pension Plan.
(5) Treatment of transferAny transfer pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be deemed to violate, or to be prohibited by, any provision of law, or to cause the settlors, joint board of trustees, employers or any related person to incur or be subject to liability, taxes, fines, or penalties of any kind whatsoever.
(b) Transfers(1) In generalThe Combined Fund shall include any amount transferred to the Fund under subsections (h) and (i) of section 402 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232).
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