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Summary of Key Portability Provisions

Final 457 Regulations

Summary of Key Portability Provisions
Issue Summary
Plan-to-Plan Transfers Transfers are not permitted between governmental and tax-exempt 457(b) plans.
Only governmental 457(b) plans may transfer assets to governmental 401(a) defined benefit plans to purchase past service credit. In addition, transfers are not limited toplans within the same state.
Plan-to-plan transfers between governmental 457(b) plans are permitted and are not limited to plans within the same state.