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Hardship Withdrawal

A withdrawal from a retirement account such as a 401(k) or an IRA made before the age of 59 1/2 because of financial need. In order to make a hardship withdrawal, one must demonstrate the financial need, such as the need to pay medical bills or tuition for college. Even so, a hardship withdrawal is usually subject to a penalty tax.

Hardship withdrawal. A hardship withdrawal, also known as a hardship distribution, occurs when you take money out of your 401(k) or other qualified retirement savings plan to cover pressing financial needs.

You must qualify to withdraw by meeting the conditions your plan imposes in keeping with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidelines. For example, you may have to demonstrate how urgent the situation is and prove you have no other resources.

Some allowances are purchasing your primary home, covering out-of-pocket medical expenses for yourself or a dependent, and paying college tuition for yourself or a dependent.

However, if you're younger than 59 1/2, you must pay a 10% penalty plus income tax on the amount you withdraw. You also may not be permitted to contribute to the plan again for six months.

Hardship Withdrawal

A withdrawal from a section 401(k), section 403(b), or section 457 plan that is permitted when the plan participant has an immediate and heavy financial need and the withdrawal is necessary to meet that need.

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African Americans and Hispanics also are much more likely to take hardship withdrawals than other Americans.

How to close the savings gap: what business and government can do to ... by Hobson, Mellody / Black Enterprise

GAO was asked to analyze (1) the incidence, amount, and relative significance of the different forms of 401(k) leakage; (2) how plans inform participants about hardship withdrawal provisions, loan provisions, and options at job separation, including the short- and long-term costs of each; and (3) how various policies may affect the incidence of leakage.

401(k) Plans: Policy Changes Could Reduce the Long-term Effects of ... by General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony

Hardship withdrawals and loans from defined contribution plans are also on the rise, with 42% of plan sponsors reporting an increase in the number of participants making hardship withdrawals, and 40% reporting an increase in those borrowing from retirement accounts.

Defined benefit and contribution plan providers rethink offerings by Samaad, Michelle A. / Credit Union Times