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C. A distribution is on account of an unforeseeable emergency only if the distribution is <br />made on account of a severe financial hardship of the Participant resulting from an <br />illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant`s Spouse, or the Participant's <br />dependent (as defined in Code section 152 without regard to Cade sections 152(b)(1), <br />(b)(2) and (d)(1)(B)), loss of the Participant's property due to casualty (including the <br />need to rebuild a home following damage to a home not otherwise covered by <br />homeowner's insurance, such as damage that is the result of a natural disaster), or <br />other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of <br />events beyond the control of the Participant. <br />D. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Treasury regulations, the purchase of <br />a home or the payment of college tuition are not unforeseeable emergencies. <br />E. The following may constitute an unforeseeable emergency: <br />1. A need to rebuild the Participant's dome following damage to it not otherwise <br />covered by insurance, such as damage that is the result of a natural disaster; <br />2. The imminent foreclosure of or eviction from the Participant's primary <br />residence; <br />3. The need to pay for medical expenses, including non-refundable deductibles <br />and the cost of prescription drug medication; or <br />4. The need #o pay funeral expenses of the Participant`s Spouse or a dependent <br />(as defined in Code section 152 without regard to Code sections 152(b)(1), <br />(b)(2) and (d)(1)(B)). <br />F. Whether a Participant is faced with an unforeseeable emergency permitting a <br />distribution is to be determined based on the relevant facts and circumstances of each <br />ease, but a distribution on account of an unforeseeable emergency of the Participant <br />may not be made if such emergency can be relieved by: <br />1. Reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise; <br />2. Liquidation of the assets of the Participant's assets, to the extent that such <br />liquidation of the Participant's assets would not itself cause a severe financial <br />hardship; or <br />3. Cessation of deferrals under the Plan. <br />G. The amount of any financial hardship distribution shall not exceed the lesser of: <br />1. The amount reasonably necessary, as determined by the Employer, to satisfy <br />the hardship (which may include any amounts necessary to pay any federal, <br />State, or local income taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated to result from <br />the distribution); or <br />2. The amount of the Participant's Account. <br />H. Any distribution under this Distributions Upon An Unforeseeable Emergency section <br />shall be made in a single sum. <br />In accordance with the provisions of this section and the Treasury regulations under <br />Code section 457(d), if a Participant designates the Participant's Domestic Partner as <br />21 <br />