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IRA Distributions

Amounts are withdrawn from IRAs. Distributions are included in the recipient’s income unless properly rolled over

Early Withdrawal

Definition Withdrawal that occurs from a certificate of deposit (CD)  before the maturity date. An early withdrawal penalty is usually applied to CDs from which early withdrawals

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Early distribution

Referring Cite IRS § 72(t), Form 5329 and its instructions, IRS Publications 590 and 575 Additional Helpful Information The early distribution penalty applies to 457(b)

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Distribution

Definition Amount paid from a retirement plan as a reportable transaction. A distribution can  be processed as a direct rollover  or paid to the participant.

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Indirect rollover

Definition A two part transaction, where Part-1 is a distribution and Part 2 is a rollover contribution. The distribution is typically paid to the participant.

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Indirect Conversion

Definition A  Roth conversion, where the IRA owner takes a distribution from the retirement account that is a Traditional, SEP or SIMPLE IRA (non-Roth IRA) 

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Nonrecalculation

Definition Method of determining life expectancy used to calculate post-death distributions, where once the life expectancy is determined in the determination year, 1 is subtracted

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