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Treas. Reg. § 1.401(a)-2

Impossibility of diversion under qualified plan or trust.

CFR 2007 annual edition (revised as of 2007-04-01) · in effect Apr 1, 1997 to Apr 1, 2008 · last amended by T.D. 7748, 46 FR 1696, Jan. 7, 1981
(a) General rule. Section 401(a)(2) requires that in order for a trust to be qualified, it must be impossible under the trust instrument (in the taxable year and at any time thereafter before the satisfaction of all liabilities to employees or their beneficiaries covered by the trust) for any part of the trust corpus or income to be used for, or diverted to, purposes other than for the exclusive benefit of those employees or their beneficiaries. Section 1.401-2, a pre-ERISA regulation, provides rules under section 401(a)(2) and that regulation is applicable except as otherwise provided.
(b) Section 415 suspense account. Paragraph (a) of this section does not apply to amounts properly allocated to a suspense account pursuant to § 1.415-6(b)(6). The plan, or the trust forming part of the plan, may provide for the reversion to the employer, upon termination of the plan, of amounts held in the suspense account.
Pension Law Library · https://pensionresource.website/EAMain?content=EAMain.Law&id=cfr26-1.401%28a%29-2&asof=2000-05-24 · printed October 16, 2026. Unofficial copy compiled from official federal sources; verify against the official text before relying on it.