How to name beneficiaries and fund a trust at JULY
Covers 6 retirement accounts — beneficiaries can be updated by phone
JULY Participant Questions
Phone(888) 333-6315
Mailing Address
July Business Services, P.O. Box 2208, Waco, TX 76703 (physical: 400 Austin Avenue, Suite 1200, Waco, TX 76701)
Participant help line / technical support (8:15 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Central)
Existing plan sponsor / advisor questions
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JULY Participant Questions
Phone(888) 333-6315
Mailing Address
July Business Services, P.O. Box 2208, Waco, TX 76703 (physical: 400 Austin Avenue, Suite 1200, Waco, TX 76701)
Participant help line / technical support (8:15 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Central)
Existing plan sponsor / advisor questions
WebsiteLearn more→
JULY Distributions Department
Mailing Address
July Business Services, P.O. Box 2208, Waco, TX 76703 (physical: 400 Austin Avenue, Suite 1200, Waco, TX 76701)
Participant Questions
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Verified Jul 2026
Who inherits your JULY retirement retirement accounts is determined by the beneficiary designation on file—not by your will. This makes keeping designations current one of the most important estate planning steps, especially because the choice of beneficiary also affects how inherited distributions are taxed.
The transfer rules at JULY vary across 6 retirement accounts. Below is a breakdown of beneficiary options, trust funding, and which products support each method.
Launch401k PEPLiberty401kSafe Harbor 401(k)Solo 401(k)Cash Balance Plan403(b) Plan
1
Call the JULY participant help line at 888-333-5859 and choose Option 1 (8:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Central), or the Participant Questions line at 888.333.6315
2
Confirm whether your plan is on the JULY Retirement Platform or on an outside recordkeeping platform — if it is on another platform, the beneficiary election is filed there, not with JULY
3
Ask JULY to send the Beneficiary Designation Form, or download it from https://www.julyservices.com/for-employees/forms/
4
Return the completed, signed (and, where a non-spouse beneficiary is named, notarized) form to your employer representative
Required Documents
- Trust name, date established, and tax ID (EIN or SSN)
Special Requirements
- Under ERISA, a married participant's spouse is the automatic 100% beneficiary of the vested balance unless the spouse consents in writing to someone else
- JULY's Beneficiary Designation Form requires the spousal consent to be notarized (Section 8) — it does not offer a plan-representative witness box
- A spouse cannot revoke their consent once signed and dated unless the participant files a new Beneficiary Designation Form
- Marrying after you file the form voids the designation to the extent your spouse is not the beneficiary — refile after a marriage
- Primary and contingent shares must each total 100%
- The form is returned to your employer's designated representative, not mailed directly to JULY
- The form says you are solely responsible for its effect and validity, and that neither the Plan Administrator nor any other plan representative is responsible for the elections you make on it
- Governmental and public-school 403(b) plans are ERISA-exempt, so the automatic spousal beneficiary rule does not apply to them — read the plan document
Sources
Data sourced from JULY primary sources (16 pages reviewed). How we research.
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JULY Participant Questions
Phone(888) 333-6315
Mailing Address
July Business Services, P.O. Box 2208, Waco, TX 76703 (physical: 400 Austin Avenue, Suite 1200, Waco, TX 76701)
Participant help line / technical support (8:15 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Central)
Existing plan sponsor / advisor questions
WebsiteLearn more→
JULY Participant Questions
Phone(888) 333-6315
Mailing Address
July Business Services, P.O. Box 2208, Waco, TX 76703 (physical: 400 Austin Avenue, Suite 1200, Waco, TX 76701)
Participant help line / technical support (8:15 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Central)
Existing plan sponsor / advisor questions
WebsiteLearn more→
JULY Distributions Department
Mailing Address
July Business Services, P.O. Box 2208, Waco, TX 76703 (physical: 400 Austin Avenue, Suite 1200, Waco, TX 76701)
Participant Questions
WebsiteNotify online→
Verified Jul 2026
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