Pilot Questionnaire for Governmental Plans Initiative
35. Code section 415 limits the maximum amount of a participant’s accrued benefit or the annual contribution
amount that can be allowed into a participant account.
Describe the policies and procedures that the Plan uses to track and limit benefits and contributions. If
applicable, the description should include the impact of benefits provided under DROPs (see Question 21)
and/or COLAs (see Question 28), if applicable.
36. Code section 415(n) allows a governmental plan to provide a participant with the opportunity to purchase
permissive service credit. Permissive service credit means credit for a period of service recognized by the
governmental plan which the participant has not received under the plan and which the employee receives
if the employee makes a voluntary contribution to the plan. The voluntary contribution is in addition to the
regular employee contributions, if any, under the plan and must not exceed the amount necessary to fund
the benefit attributable to the period of service.
If the Plan provides for the purchase of service pursuant to Code section 415(n), describe the policies and
procedures that the Plan uses to calculate the amount of the required contribution and to limit the purchase
of such credits to the types and levels provided for in the statute.
37. Does the Plan or System have policies and procedures that it uses to review its operation to determine that
it is operated in accordance with its Plan terms and applicable Federal statutory requirements.
Yes
No
If “Yes,” do they apply to the:
Plan
System
If “Yes,” (check all that apply):
Statute
Regulations
Policies
Procedures
Internal Audit
External Audit
Executive Audit
Legislative Committee Oversight
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Form
(Rev. 02-2009)
Catalog Number 52098A
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Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service