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- From: vvsvdoc@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (MICHAEL SEESE)
- Subject: Re: 401k Distribution
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- Date: 22 Dec 1992 08:29 EST
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- Unfortunately, Uncle Sam has figured out a way to stop your friend from
- doing exactly what you describe. Under a new law, if you cash in a 401k
- (that is to say, a check actually touches your hands) the government takes
- 20 percent and conveniently holds it for you. (And in fact, I believe you
- won't get a check back -- I think they use it as income tax credit).
-
- Further, when your friend opens his new 401k, he MUST repay the 20% out of
- his own pocket, or face the standard taxes and penalties. The only way to
- avoid this happening is to either roll the 401k directly into his new
- company's plan (perhaps his old employer will let him maintain the account
- until he establishes the new one), or to have the money sent directly to an
- IRA.
-
- You've got to love that government of ours -- taxes us for using OUR OWN
- MONEY!
-
-