Qualification Failure definition
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If the Plan Sponsor discovers a Qualification Failure, the Qualification Failure may not be corrected as part of the determination letter process.
In any case in which correction of a Qualification Failure is made by plan amendment, as permitted under section 4.05, other than the adoption of an amendment designated by the Service as a model amendment or the adoption of a prototype or volume submitter plan for which the Plan Sponsor has reliance on the plan’s opinion or advisory letter as provided in Rev.
However, an Overpayment does not include a payment that is made pursuant to a correction method provided under this revenue procedure for a different Qualification Failure.
Notwithstanding any other provision of section 6.05 of this revenue procedure, the Service reserves the right to require the submission of a determination letter application with respect to any amendment proposed or adopted to correct any Qualification Failure under VCP or Audit CAP.
The term "Operational Failure" means a Qualification Failure (other than an Employer Eligibility Failure) that arises solely from the failure to follow plan provisions.
However, egregious failures are subject to the VCP fees described in section 12.06 and, for purposes of section 12.06, an egregious failure would include any case in which the IRS concludes that the parties controlling the plan recognized that the action taken would constitute a Qualification Failure and the failure either involves a substantial number of participants or beneficiaries or involves participants who are predominantly highly compensated employees.
If the Service in connection with a determination letter application discovers a Qualification Failure, the Service may issue a closing agreement with respect to the failures identified or, if appropriate, refer the case to Employee Plans Examinations.
In any case in which correction of a Qualification Failure includes correction of a Plan Document Failure, Demographic Failure, or Operational Failure by plan amendment, a determination letter application may be required.
The term "Overpayment" means a Qualification Failure due to a payment being made to a participant or beneficiary that exceeds the amount payable to the participant or beneficiary under the terms of the plan or that exceeds a limitation provided in the Code or regulations.
If (a) a plan has one or more failures (whether a Qualification Failure or a 403(b) Failure) that result from either the employer having ceased to exist, the employer no longer maintaining the plan, or similar reasons and (b) the plan is an Orphan Plan, as defined in section 5.03 (i.e., is not a plan to which ERISA applies), the permitted correction is to terminate the plan and distribute plan assets to participants and beneficiaries.