What happens with plan-to-plan transfers?

What happens with plan-to-plan transfers?

Transfers from the Radish Plan to a 401(k) or IRA are direct trustee-to-trustee transfers with no taxable event. There's no 1099 generated for plan-to-plan transfers.

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