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- From: acheng@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Albert Cheng)
- Subject: Re: 401k Distribution
- References: <22DEC199208292690@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov>
- Message-ID: <Bzo5nA.Ksp@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Originator: acheng@shalom.ncsa.uiuc.edu
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- Organization: Nat'l Ctr for Supercomp App (NCSA) @ University of Illinois
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 16:25:56 GMT
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- In article <22DEC199208292690@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov>, vvsvdoc@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (MICHAEL SEESE) writes:
- >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).
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- This is effective starting Jan 1, 1993. So, his friend has till year
- end to take the distribution without holding yet.
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- >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.
-
- The IRS term for that is "custodian to custodian TRANSFER' which will not incur
- any withholding, now or after Jan 1. If you take distribution, that is
- you have a check in your hand and then you deposit the same amount into
- an IRA/retirement type account, that is a "ROLLOVER". So, be precise
- when directing the old employer what to do with the retirement money.
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