Jane receives a distribution from her qualified retirement plan which meets the definition of an eligible rollover distribution. She decides to roll over the entire distribution to an IRA. Unless she elects to use a direct rollover (also called a trustee-to-trustee transfer):

a. She will be subject to a mandatory income tax withholding rate of 20% even if she places the funds in an IRA within 60 days.

b. She will be subject to an income tax withholding rate of 20% but she may elect out of withholding.

c. She will be subject to a mandatory withholding rate of 10% but only if she retains at least 50% of the distribution.

d. She can avoid withholding entirely by placing the distribution in tax-exempt bonds within 60 days after she receives the distribution from the plan.