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April 5, 2025
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I did not choose to take money out of m retirement account. When I left my job at BestBuy the company cashed it out. why is that my fault to take the tax burden?

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I did not choose to take money out of m retirement account. When I left my job at BestBuy the company cashed it out. why is that my fault to take the tax burden?

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    April 5, 2025

    You could have chosen to roll it over into a new retirement account.  You chose to just cash it out and use the money for whatever you did with it.  So....sorry....it is taxable  income; and, if you were younger than 59 1/2 there is an early withdrawal penalty.

     

     

    To enter your retirement income, Go to  Federal> Wages and Income>Retirement Plans and Social Security>IRA  401 k) Pension Plan Withdrawals to enter your 1099R.

     

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