Terms Used In Alabama Code 16-25C-1

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.

It is the intent of the Legislature to make available to participants a defined contribution plan as described in Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code, so as to enable the participants to conveniently and economically receive the fullest benefits offered by federal tax law as it relates to qualified defined contribution savings plans for public employees covered by a mandatory defined benefit public employee savings plan and participating in voluntary supplemental deferred compensation or tax sheltered annuity plans under Internal Revenue Code Sections 457 and 403(b) respectively.