Presumption of Abandonment for Property Held in a Tax Deferred Account or Plan

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Sec. 6. Subject to section 11 of this chapter and except for property described in section 5 of this chapter and property held in a plan described in Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code, property held in an account or plan, including a health savings account, that qualifies for tax deferral under the income tax laws of the United States is presumed abandoned if it is unclaimed by the apparent owner three (3) years after the earlier of the following:

(1) The date, if determinable by the holder, specified in federal income tax laws and regulations by which distribution of the property must begin to avoid a tax penalty, with no distribution having been made.

(2) Thirty (30) years after the date the account was opened.

As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.


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