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You may be able to leave your 401k with the employer. Some plans will allow this some will not. Read your 401k Summary Plan to learn what your plan says. The BEST IDEA would be to transfer your 401k savings to your Traditional IRA. Select your IRA custodian, and tell them what you want to do. This IRA custodian will help you with this transfer. Doing a Trustee To Trustee Transfer is best. This would guarantee no tax withholding, no tax and no penalty. Now you have many more investment choices for your retirement savings. Here is one you can do, but it is not recommended. You can take the 401k money for your use. Here 20% will be withheld for income tax and and if applicable, the 10% penalty. But don't think that will pay the tax and penalty on this. The tax and penalty will likely be more than the the amount withheld . It is likely you will also need to pay state income tax on this amount. If have a new employer, some 401k plans will accept money from your former employer's 401k. You may be able to move your old 401k money to your new employer's 401k plan. Most 401k plans will not do this.

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