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This special payment form is often called a qualified joint and survivor annuity or QJSA payment form. This benefit is paid to the participant each year and, on the participant's death, a survivor annuity is paid to the surviving spouse.
QJSA rules apply to money-purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, and target benefits. They can also apply to profit-sharing and 401(k) and 403(b) plans, but only if so elected under the plan.
This benefit provides payments to the participant's spouse for his or her lifetime equal to a percentage (as specified in the Pension Plan) not less than one-half of the annuity that would have been payable during their joint lives. The participant may waive the Qualified Preretirement Survivor Annuity.
Qualified Joint and Survivor AnnuityIf your spouse consents to change the way the Plan's retirement benefits are paid, your spouse gives up his or her right to the QJSA payments. This is referred to as a waiver of the QJSA payment form.
A QJSA is when retirement benefits are paid as a life annuity (a series of payments, usually monthly, for life) to the participant and a survivor annuity over the life of the participant's surviving spouse (or a former spouse, child or dependent who must be treated as a surviving spouse under a QDRO) following the
A qualified pre-retirement survivor annuity (QPSA) provides monetary distribution to a surviving spouse of a deceased employee. The employee must be under a qualified plan in order for compensation to occur. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) dictates how payments are to be calculated.
If you do not waive the QPSA, after your death the Plan will pay your spouse the QPSA unless your spouse elects another benefit form. The QPSA will not pay benefits to other beneficiaries after your spouse dies. If you waive the QPSA, the Plan will pay your account to your designated beneficiary.
When the participant dies, the spouse will receive lifetime payments in the same or reduced amount. The participant may waive the Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity with spousal consent and elect to receive another form of payment.
A joint and survivor annuity is an insurance product designed for couples that continues to make regular payments as long as one spouse lives. A joint and survivor annuity has the advantage of providing income if one or both people live longer than expected. This is not a good choice for a younger couple.