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IRC §7448. Annuities to surviving spouses and dependent children of judges and special trial judges - TaxTV.com
IRC §7448. Annuities to surviving spouses and dependent children of judges and special trial judges
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(1) The term “Tax Court” means the United States Tax Court.
(2) The term “judge” means the chief judge or a judge of the Tax Court, including any individual receiving retired pay (or compensation in lieu of retired pay) under section 7447 or under section 1106 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939 whether or not performing judicial duties pursuant to section 7447(c) or pursuant to section 1106(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939.
(3) The term “chief judge” means the chief judge of the Tax Court.
(4) The term “judge’s salary” means the salary of a judge received under section 7443(c), retired pay received under section 7447(d), and compensation (in lieu of retired pay) received under section 7447(c).
(5) The term “special trial judge” means a judicial officer appointed pursuant to section 7443A, including any individual receiving an annuity under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code, whether or not performing judicial duties under section 7443B.1
(6) The term “special trial judge’s salary” means the salary of a special trial judge received under section 7443A(d), any amount received as an annuity under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code, and compensation received under section 7443B.1
(7) The term “survivors annuity fund” means the Tax Court judges survivors annuity fund established by this section.
(8) The term “surviving spouse” means a surviving spouse of an individual, who either (A) shall have been married to such individual for at least 2 years immediately preceding his death or (B) is a parent of issue by such marriage, and who has not remarried.
(9) The term “dependent child” means an unmarried child, including a dependent stepchild or an adopted child, who is under the age of 18 years or who because of physical or mental disability is incapable of self-support.
There shall be deducted and withheld from the salary of each judge or special trial judge electing under subsection (b) a sum equal to 3.5 percent of such judge’s or special trial judge’s salary. The amounts so deducted and withheld from such judge’s or special trial judge’s salary shall, in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States, be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of a fund to be known as the “Tax Court judicial officers survivors annuity fund” and said fund is appropriated for the payment of annuities, refunds, and allowances as provided by this section. Each judge or special trial judge electing under subsection (b) shall be deemed thereby to consent and agree to the deductions from his salary as provided in this subsection, and payment less such deductions shall be a full and complete discharge and acquittance of all claims and demands whatsoever for all judicial services rendered by such judge or special trial judge during the period covered by such payment, except the right to the benefits to which he or his survivors shall be entitled under the provisions of this section.
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “unfunded liability” means the amount estimated by the Secretary to be equal to the excess (as of the close of the fiscal year involved) of—
Each judge or special trial judge electing under subsection (b) shall deposit, with interest at 4 percent per annum to December 31, 1947, and 3 percent per annum thereafter, compounded on December 31 of each year, to the credit of the survivors annuity fund, a sum equal to 3.5 percent of his judge’s or special trial judge’s salary and of his basic salary, pay, or compensation for service as a Senator, Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner in Congress, and for any other civilian service within the purview of section 8332 of title 5 of the United States Code. Each such judge or special trial judge may elect to make such deposits in installments during the continuance of his service as a judge or special trial judge in such amount and under such conditions as may be determined in each instance by the chief judge. Notwithstanding the failure of a judge or special trial judge to make such deposit, credit shall be allowed for the service rendered, but the annuity of the surviving spouse of such judge or special trial judge shall be reduced by an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount of such deposit, computed as of the date of the death of such judge or special trial judge, unless such surviving spouse shall elect to eliminate such service entirely from credit under subsection (n), except that no deposit shall be required from a judge or special trial judge for any year with respect to which deductions from his salary were actually made under the civil service retirement laws and no deposit shall be required for any honorable service in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States.
If the service of any judge or special trial judge electing under subsection (b) terminates other than pursuant to the provisions of section 7447 or other than pursuant to section 1106 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939 or if any judge or special trial judge ceases to be married after making the election under subsection (b) and revokes (in a writing filed as provided in subsection (b)) such election, the amount credited to his individual account, together with interest at 4 percent per annum to December 31, 1947, and 3 percent per annum thereafter, compounded on December 31 of each year, to the date of his relinquishment of office, shall be returned to him. For the purpose of this section, the service of any judge or special trial judge electing under subsection (b) who is not reappointed following expiration of his term but who, at the time of such expiration, is eligible for and elects to receive retired pay under section 7447 shall be deemed to have terminated pursuant to said section.
(1) if such judge or special trial judge is survived by a surviving spouse but not by a dependent child, there shall be paid to such surviving spouse an annuity beginning with the day of the death of the judge or special trial judge or following the surviving spouse’s attainment of the age of 50 years, whichever is the later, in an amount computed as provided in subsection (m); or
(A) a judge or special trial judge electing under subsection (b) shall die while in office (whether in regular active service, retired from such service under section 7447, or receiving any annuity under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code,),2 before having rendered 5 years of civilian service computed as prescribed in subsection (n), or after having rendered 5 years of such civilian service but without a survivor or survivors entitled to annuity benefits provided by subsection (h), or
(iii) if none of the above, to the child or children of such judge or special trial judge and the descendents of any deceased children by representation;
(2) In any case in which the annuities of all persons entitled to annuity based upon the service of a judge or special trial judge shall terminate before the aggregate amount of annuity paid equals the total amount credited to the individual account of such judge or special trial judge, with interest at 4 percent per annum to December 31, 1947, and 3 percent per annum thereafter, compounded on December 31 of each year, to the date of the death of such judge or special trial judge, the difference shall be paid, upon establishment of a valid claim therefor, in the order of precedence prescribed in paragraph (1).
The annuity of the surviving spouse of a judge or special trial judge electing under subsection (b) shall be an amount equal to the sum of (1) 1.5 percent of the average annual salary (whether judge’s or special trial judge’s salary or compensation for other allowable service) received by such judge or special trial judge for judicial service (including periods in which he received retired pay under section 7447(d) or any annuity under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code) or for any other prior allowable service during the period of 3 consecutive years in which he received the largest such average annual salary, multiplied by the sum of his years of such judicial service, his years of prior allowable service as a Senator, Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner in Congress, his years of prior allowable service performed as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, and his years, not exceeding 15, of prior allowable service performed as a congressional employee (as defined in section 2107 of title 5 of the United States Code,3 and (2) three-fourths of 1 percent of such average annual salary multiplied by his years of any other prior allowable service, except that such annuity shall not exceed an amount equal to 50 percent of such average annual salary, nor be less than an amount equal to 25 percent of such average annual salary, and shall be further reduced in accordance with subsection (d) (if applicable). In determining the period of 3 consecutive years referred to in the preceding sentence, there may not be taken into account any period for which an election under section 7447(f)(4) is in effect.
(Added Pub. L. 87–370, §1, Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 796; amended Pub. L. 91–172, title IX, §§955, 960(c), (e), Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 732, 734; Pub. L. 92–41, §4(b), July 1, 1971, 85 Stat. 99; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, §1906(a)(46), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1830; Pub. L. 97–362, title I, §105(a), (b), Oct. 25, 1982, 96 Stat. 1729; Pub. L. 98–216, §3(c)(1), Feb. 14, 1984, 98 Stat. 6; Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title IV, §462(a), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 824; Pub. L. 99– 4, title XV, §§1557(c), 1559(a)–(c), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2757–2760; Pub. L. 109–280, title VIII, §§8 (a), 854(a)–(c)(1), (3)–(7), Aug. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 1016–1018.)
Section 1106 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939, referred to in subsecs. (a)(2) and (g), was classified to section 1106 of former Title 26, Internal Revenue Code. For table of comparisons of the 1939 Code to the 1986 Code, see Table I preceding section 1 of this title. See, also, section 78 (e) of this title for provision that references in the 1986 Code to a provision of the 1939 Code, not then applicable, shall be deemed a reference to the corresponding provision of the 1986 Code, which is then applicable.
Section 7443B, referred to in subsec. (a)(5), (6), was repealed by Pub. L. 110–458, title I, §108(l), Dec. 23, 2008, 122 Stat. 10.
2006—Pub. L. 109–280, §854(c)(3), which directed amendment of subsec. (u) of this section by inserting “or special trial judge” after “judge” and “or special trial judge’s” after “judge’s” wherever appearing, could not be executed because no subsec. (u) has been enacted.
Pub. L. 109–280, §854(c)(1), inserted “and special trial judges” after “children of judges” in section catchline.
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 109–280, §854(c)(4)(A), substituted “Tax Court judicial officers” for “Tax Court judges”.
Pub. L. 109–280, §854(c)(3), inserted “or special trial judge” after “judge” and “or special trial judge’s” after “judge’s” wherever appearing.
Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Pub. L. 109–280, §854(c)(4)(B)(i), inserted “and section 7443A(d)” after “(a)(4)”.
Subsec. (c)(2)(B). Pub. L. 109–280, §854(c)(4)(B)(ii), substituted “subsection (a)(4) and (a)(6)” for “subsection (a)(4)”.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 109–280, §854(c)(3), inserted “or special trial judge” after “judge” wherever appearing except after “chief judge” and inserted “or special trial judge’s” after “judge’s”.
Subsecs. (f) to (h). Pub. L. 109–280, §854(c)(3)(A), inserted “or special trial judge” after “judge” wherever appearing.
Subsec (j). Pub. L. 109–280, §854(c)(3)(A), inserted “or special trial judge” after “judge” wherever appearing except after “chief judge”.
Subsec. (j)(1). Pub. L. 109–280, §854(c)(5)(B), substituted “paragraphs (8) and (9) of subsection (a)” for “subsections (a)(6) and (7)” in concluding provisions.
Subsec. (j)(1)(A). Pub. L. 109–280, §854(c)(5)(A), substituted “service, retired from such service under section 7447, or receiving any annuity under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code,” for “service or retired from such service under section 7447”.
Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 109–280, §854(c)(6), inserted “or any annuity under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code” after “7447(d)”.
Pub. L. 109–280, §854(c)(3), inserted “or special trial judge’s” after “judge’s” and “or special trial judge” after “judge” in two places.
Subsec. (n). Pub. L. 109–280, §854(c)(3)(A), (7), inserted “or special trial judge” after “judge” wherever appearing and “his years of service pursuant to any appointment under section 7443A,” after “of the Tax Court,”.
Subsec. (s). Pub. L. 109–280, §8 (a), amended heading and text of subsec. (s) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Whenever the salary of a judge under section 7443(c) is increased, each annuity payable from the survivors annuity fund which is based, in whole or in part, upon a deceased judge having rendered some portion of his or her final 18 months of service as a judge of the Tax Court, shall also be increased. The amount of the increase in such an annuity shall be determined by multiplying the amount of the annuity, on the date on which the increase in salary becomes effective, by 3 percent for each full 5 percent by which such salary has been increased.”
1986—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99– 4, §1559(a)(1)(A), (2)(A), substituted “Survivors annuity fund” for “Salary deductions” in heading, inserted par. (1) designation and heading “Salary deductions” before existing text, realigned margin of text and substituted “3.5 percent” for “3 percent”, and added par. (2).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99– 4, §1559(a)(1)(B), substituted “3.5 percent” for second reference to “3 percent”.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 99– 4, §1559(c), struck out “of service” after “Termination” in heading and inserted “or if any judge ceases to be married after making the election under subsection (b) and revokes (in a writing filed as provided in subsection (b)) such election” in text.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 99– 4, §1559(a)(2)(B), substituted “subsection (c)(1)” for “subsection (c)” in introductory provisions.
Pub. L. 99– 4, §1559(b)(1)(B), substituted “or such surviving spouse’s remarriage before attaining age 55” for “or remarriage” in second sentence.
Subsec. (h)(2). Pub. L. 99– 4, §1559(b)(2)(A), substituted “the lesser of—
Subsec. (h)(3). Pub. L. 99– 4, §1559(b)(2)(B), substituted “the lesser of—
Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 99– 4, §1559(b)(1)(A), substituted “1.5 percent” for “1¼ percent” and “except that such annuity shall not exceed an amount equal to 50 percent of such average annual salary, nor be less than an amount equal to 25 percent of such average annual salary, and shall be further reduced in accordance with subsection (d) (if applicable)” for “but such annuity shall not exceed 40 percent of such average annual salary and shall be further reduced in accordance with subsection (d), if applicable”.
Pub. L. 99– 4, §1557(c), inserted last sentence.
1984—Subsec. (h)(2). Pub. L. 98–369,§462(a)(1), substituted “$4,644” for “$900” and “$1,548” for “$360”.
Subsec. (h)(3). Pub. L. 98–369, §462(a)(2), substituted “$5,580 per year divided by the number of such children or $1,860 per year, whichever is lesser” for “$480 per year”.
Subsec. (p). Pub. L. 98–216 substituted “President” for “Bureau of the Budget”.
1982—Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 97–362, §105(a), substituted “3 consecutive years” for “5 consecutive years”, and “40 percent” for “37½ percent”.
1976—Pub. L. 94–455, §1906(a)(46)(F), substituted “surviving spouses” for “widows” in section catchline.
Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 94–455, §1906(a)(46)(A), substituted “The term ‘surviving spouse’ means a surviving spouse of” for “The term ‘widow’ means a surviving wife of” and “a parent of issue” for “the mother of issue”.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 94–455, §1906(a)(46)(E), substituted “surviving spouse” for “widow” wherever appearing.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 94–455, §1906(a)(46)(B), (C), substituted “a surviving spouse” for “a widow”, “such surviving spouse” for “such widow”, “surviving spouse’s” for “widow’s”, “surviving spouse” for “surviving widow or widower”, “such spouse” for “she” and “surviving such spouse” for “surviving her”.
Subsecs. (j), (m), (n). Pub. L. 94–455, §1906(a)(46)(E), substituted “surviving spouse” for “widow” wherever appearing.
Subsec. (o). Pub. L. 94–455, §1906(a)(46)(C), (D), (E), substituted “surviving spouse” for “widow”, “such spouse” for “she” and “such spouse’s” for “her”.
Subsec. (q). Pub. L. 94–455, §1906(a)(46)(E), substituted “surviving spouse” for “widow”.
1971—Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 92–41 inserted “(whether judge’s salary or compensation for other allowable service)” and “(including periods in which he received retired pay under section 7447(d))” after “average annual salary” and “judicial service”, respectively, and substituted “or for any other prior allowable service during the period of 5 consecutive years in which he received the largest such average annual salary, multiplied by the sum of his years of such judicial service” for “and any other prior allowable service during the last 5 years of such service prior to his death, or prior to his receiving retired pay under section 7447(d), whichever first occurs, multiplied by the sum of his years of judicial service”.
1969—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 91–172, §960(c), substituted “United States Tax Court” for “Tax Court of the United States”.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 91–172, §955(d)(1), (2), substituted “civil service retirement laws” for “Civil Service Retirement Act” and “section 8332 of title 5 of the United States Code” for “section 3 of the Civil Service Retirement Act (5 U.S.C. 2253)”.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 91–172, §955(b)(1), substituted “civil service retirement laws” for “Civil Service Retirement Act”.
Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 91–172, §955(b)(3), substituted “section 2107 of title 5 of the United States Code” for “section 1(c) of the Civil Service Retirement Act (5 U.S.C. 22 (c))”.
Subsec. (n). Pub. L. 91–172, §§955(b)(2), 960(e), substituted “section 8332 of title 5 of the United States Code” for “section 3 of the Civil Service Retirement Act (5 U.S.C. 2253)” and inserted reference to service as a judge of the Tax Court of the United States.
Subsec. (r). Pub. L. 91–172, §955(b)(1), (4), substituted “civil service retirement laws” for “Civil Service Retirement Act” and substituted “an election filed under section 7447(e)” for “a waiver filed under section 7447(g)(3)”.
Pub. L. 109–280, title VIII, §8 (b), Aug. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 1016, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to increases made under section 8340(b) of title 5, United States Code, in annuities payable under subchapter III of chapter 83 of that title, taking effect after the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 17, 2006].”
Amendment by section 1557(c) of Pub. L. 99– 4 effective Oct. 22, 1986, but not applicable to any individual who, before Oct. 22, 1986, forfeited his rights to retired pay under section 7447(d) of this title by reason of the 1st sentence of section 7447(f) of this title (as in effect on the day before such date), see section 1557(e) of Pub. L. 99– 4, set out as a note under section 7447 of this title.
Section 1559(d) of Pub. L. 99– 4 provided that:
“(A) In general.—Any individual who before November 1, 1986, made an election under subsection (b) of section 7448 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 [now 1986] may revoke such election. Such a revocation shall constitute a complete withdrawal from the survivor annuity program provided for in such section and shall be filed as provided for elections under such subsection.
“(5) Opportunity to elect survivor annuity where prior revocation.—Any individual who under paragraph (4) revoked an election under subsection (b) of section 7448 of such Code may thereafter make such an election only if such individual deposits to the credit of the survivors annuity fund under subsection (c) of such section the entire amount paid to such individual under paragraph (4), together with interest computed as provided in subsection (d) of such section.”
Section 462(b) of Pub. L. 98–369, provided that: “The amendments made by this [sic] subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to annuities payable with respect to months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act [July 18, 1984].”
Section 105(d) of Pub. L. 97–362 provided that:
Section 4(c)(2) of Pub. L. 92–41 provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (b) [amending this section] shall apply only with respect to judges of the United States Tax Court dying on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [July 1, 1971].”
Section 105(c) of Pub. L. 97–362, as amended by Pub. L. 97–448, title III, §305(e), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2400; Pub. L. 99– 4, §2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095, provided that: “If an annuity payable under section 7448(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [formerly I.R.C. 1954] (relating to entitlement to annuity) to the surviving spouse of a judge of the United States Tax Court is being paid on the date of the enactment of this Act, then the amount of that annuity shall be adjusted, as of the first day of the first month beginning more than 30 days after such date, to reflect the amount of the annuity which would have been payable if the amendment made by subsection (b) applied with respect to increases in the salary of a judge under section 7443(c) of such Code taking effect after December 31, 1963.”
[Pub. L. 97–448, title III, §311(c)(5), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2412, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (e) of section 305 [amending section 105(c) of Pub. L. 97–362, set out above] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of the Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1982 [Oct. 25, 1982].”]
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