Rollovers
The Plan includes rollover provisions, as follows.
If you receive an "eligible rollover distribution" from an eligible retirement plan of a prior employer, you may be eligible to roll over that distribution to the Plan. An eligible retirement plan means any of the following types of plans:
- A qualified defined contribution or defined benefit plan (other than non-Roth after-tax contributions);
- A Section 403(b) tax-sheltered annuity (other than Roth or other after-tax contributions); or
- A Section 457 plan maintained by a governmental employer.
Such a distribution may be rolled over in either of two ways. The distribution may either be paid directly to the Plan by the other plan in a "direct rollover," or the other plan may pay the distribution to you (subject to any applicable withholding tax), and you will have 60 days after you receive it to contribute it to the Plan.
If you wish to make a rollover into the separate after-tax Roth rollover account, the funds must come from another Roth elective deferral account under another tax-qualified retirement plan.
You may also roll over to the Plan the portion of a distribution from a Section 408 individual retirement account or annuity (IRA) that would otherwise be taxable to you and that is eligible to be rolled over.
More information regarding rollovers is available from Vanguard. Any amount you roll over is placed in your "rollover account."