You can, but you will be fined.
A 401K plan is yours. You can withdraw the funds without penalty if you're 59 1/2 yrs old or older. If you withdraw the funds at an earlier age than that, you will incur penalties and taxes because the funds were deposited before being taxed.
You can withdraw beginning at age 59 1/2.
yes
Ask your 401k provider. I go thru John Hancock and they do not penalize
This is a retirement savings account from which you can begin to withdraw funds after you reach a certain age. The age is somewhere around 60 years old. It takes its name from the section of IRS code it is contained in.
when you withdraw the money, yes.
The question should say "age 59 and 1/2 years." For whatever reason, 59.5 years is the age at which you can start withdrawing funds from your 401K without penalty. Before 59 and 1/2, the penalty for early withdrawal is 10% of the taxable amount of your withdrawal. You can also withdraw money from your fund without the 10% penalty if you are leaving your employer when you are at least 55 or you become disabled. If you are eligible to withdraw money from your fund then you have to pay income taxes on the withdrawal. However, you do not have to pay income taxes if the money you withdraw go into a different employer sponsored plan or an Individual Retirement Account (IRA).
Early withdrawal of retirement money from a 401k can result in penalty fees and the funds are taxable, at the time of withdrawal, as ordinary income. If you have not reached the age of 59 1/2 when you decide to withdraw your money your penalty payment will be 10% of the amount withdrawn.
A lot of the answer depends on your age. If you are younger than 59 1/2 you will have a 10 % penalty on the amount you withdraw from your 401K and the amount will be regarded as income in your income tax return. If you are older than 59 1/2 you can start to make withdrawals from your 401K but there are regulations the IRS has on how much you can withdraw each year depending on your age.
Yes you can. Please refer to fidelity's website on how to proceed.
The 401k passes intact to his heirs, with the same penalties if they are not of age (59 1.2) to withdraw it as cash. He can allocate it to specific beneficiaries or describe the distribution in his will.
The IRS do not specify an actual age that the 401K mist be withdrawn. The longer it is left then the more money it will accrue. Therefore it is a good idea to keep it as long as possible.