(a) If the requirements of
section 402(d) are met, a contribution made by an employer on behalf of an employee to a trust which is not exempt under
section 501(a) shall not be included in the income of the employee in the year in which the contribution is made. Such contribution will be taxable to the employee, when received in later years, as provided in
section 72 (relating to annuities). For taxable years beginning before January 1, 1964,
section 72(e)(3) (relating to the treatment of certain lump sums), as in effect before such date, shall not apply to such contributions. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1963, such contributions, when received, may be taken into account in computations under
sections 1301 through 1305 (relating to income averaging). See paragraph (b) of
§ 1.403(c)-1. The intent and purpose of
section 402(d) is to give those employees, covered under certain non-exempt trusts to which such section applies, essentially the same tax treatment as those covered by trusts described in
section 401(a) and exempt under
section 501(a), except that the capital gains treatment referred to in
section 402(a)(2) does not apply.