Early Withdrawal

Question: Withdrawal from my IRA?

I would like to buy a home. I need to withdraw the down payment from an IRA. Will I get slammed with taxes and penalties?

Answer: You will be taxed based on the gross distribution amount added on top of your other income. The trustee would likely withhold 20% of it towards taxes, but that may not cover it (plus any state income tax).

There is no penalty for up to $10,000 IRA distribution towards your first home, but it has to be used for that within a specified period of time. So do not withdraw it until sure that the purchase will happen. See IRS Publication 590.

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Question: How do you make early withdrawals from a 401k? What are the penalties?

I’m unemployed and I think I may need to dip into my 401k for money. How do I go about withdrawing the money and what kind of penalties are there?

Answer: You contact your plan administrator (phone no. on your quarterly statement).

Any money you withdraw will be taxed as ordinary income at your rate (15%, 28%, etc., but adding the 401k money may push you into a higher tax bracket), plus a 10% penalty if you are under 59-1/2. The plan administrator will withhold 20% for taxes on any money you pull out.

There are no special exceptions for people who need the money because they’re unemployed. You can set up a plan to withdraw money in equal monthly installments for either 5 years or till your age 59-1/2, whichever is shorter Ask the plan administrator.

Good luck, because it’s tough these days.

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Question: taxes: Decided against a withdrawal: Where do you record IRA money that you put back after a early withdrawal?

we took out $7k that we were going to spend for college, then decided against this and used other funds, and we put back the money the next week, before the deadline to put money back. HOWEVER, we did receive a 1099-R indicating the $7k early distribution – but nothing from the IRS indicating that we put the money back.

Answer: Use line “11A” which is for a distribution. Write the word “ROLLOVER” to the left of line 11A. Do not make any entries on 11B. Even though you put the funds back with the same custodian, it is still a distribution and a rollover provided you have met the terms of a qualified rollover as you have indicated.

See pagr 25 of the 1040A instructions – link below.