SELECTED ISSUES INVOLVING THE TAX RELIEF ACT OF 1997

If the taxpayer is under age 59 ½, there is an additional 10% “early withdrawal” penalty. To clarify, the full $10,000 distribution is gross income. Plus, taxpayers could owe a 10% ($1,000) early withdrawal penalty and another 10% ($1,000) penalty for failing to abide by the four-year-averaging rules. ................
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