Whoever recordkeeps your old employer's plan (Fidelity, Vanguard, etc). If you don't know who that is, contact your Benefits Department or HR dept and they will tell you who it is.
Many times, when you leave an employer, they may ask you to take your 401k plan with you, especially if the plan balance is low. In these cases, many people chose to rollover the 401k instead of cashing it out.
If you cash out your 401k plan you have to pay a penalty as well as taxes. However if you rollover your 401k into an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) then it still continues as a retirement plan. You may also consult a tax professional or financial planner.
Call your 401k recordkeeper (Fidelity, Vanguard, etc). If you don't know who your recordkeeper is then call your Benefits Dept or HR Dept and they can tell you.
You should not cash the check since it is not addressed to you. In any case, the reason you are rolling it over is to avoid the tax consequences and penalties for cashing out your 401K. It is shortsighted to spend 401K money (even if it is not very much) since that money grows over time to help with your retirement.
If you are still employed by the company that sponsors your 401k plan then you will not be eligible to cash out of the plan. Instead, you can see if your plan offers either a 401k plan loan, or a 401k plan hardship withdrawal (not all 401k plans allow hardship withdrawals so you need to ask your plan administrator if your plan has this feature.)If you are no longer employed by the company that sponsors your 401k plan, then you are eligible to get your money out of your 401k plan. You can cash out of the plan, or rollover your 401k plan balance to an IRA. If you choose to rollover your 401k plan instead of cashing out, then you will not have to pay taxes or penalty taxes: rollovers to IRAs are not taxable transactions if you do them the right way.
At 65 there is no penalty tha I am aware of
Many times, when you leave an employer, they may ask you to take your 401k plan with you, especially if the plan balance is low. In these cases, many people chose to rollover the 401k instead of cashing it out.
If you cash out your 401k plan you have to pay a penalty as well as taxes. However if you rollover your 401k into an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) then it still continues as a retirement plan. You may also consult a tax professional or financial planner.
You should not cash the check since it is not addressed to you. In any case, the reason you are rolling it over is to avoid the tax consequences and penalties for cashing out your 401K. It is shortsighted to spend 401K money (even if it is not very much) since that money grows over time to help with your retirement.
Call your 401k recordkeeper (Fidelity, Vanguard, etc). If you don't know who your recordkeeper is then call your Benefits Dept or HR Dept and they can tell you.
If you are still employed by the company that sponsors your 401k plan then you will not be eligible to cash out of the plan. Instead, you can see if your plan offers either a 401k plan loan, or a 401k plan hardship withdrawal (not all 401k plans allow hardship withdrawals so you need to ask your plan administrator if your plan has this feature.)If you are no longer employed by the company that sponsors your 401k plan, then you are eligible to get your money out of your 401k plan. You can cash out of the plan, or rollover your 401k plan balance to an IRA. If you choose to rollover your 401k plan instead of cashing out, then you will not have to pay taxes or penalty taxes: rollovers to IRAs are not taxable transactions if you do them the right way.
The penalty is normally about 10% of the money you pull out. Additionally, you'll have to pay taxes on that money. Finally, you'll miss out on potential gains by not having the money in the market. I wouldn't recommend cashing out your 401(k) early unless it is for a dire emergency.
www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc424.html provides information, straight from the IRS, regarding taxation on 401K. The website offers the different situations in which a person may need to draw from their 401K, and the tax consequences that come from it. The website also provides links to specific forms needed when filing taxes.
You will need to call the number on the 401K plan and find out the fees if any, to remove the money from your 401K.
Contact the brokerage house where the 401K was and ask for a distribution or rollover. The 401K is not owned by the business, it is yours - just call the company that is listed as the retirement plan manager.
Try this website:http://www.fundadvice.com/401k-help/401k-plans/401k-safeway.html
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