Pension buyout

Box Ox

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Losing 30% of that amount in taxes is really gonna hurt.

They withhold 20% automatically for tax purposes. Whether or not you get any of that back depends on your tax bracket and withholding from your other income. Salary during the year, etc.

The tax penalty you can count on getting hit with for a cash out is 10% of the gross amount.
 

UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)

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They withhold 20% automatically for tax purposes. Whether or not you get any of that back depends on your tax bracket and withholding from your other income. Salary during the year, etc.

The tax penalty you can count on getting hit with for a cash out is 10% of the gross amount.

I believe you have the option of whether you want the 20% withheld or not. There is no such option on the 10% penalty for early withdrawal.

The OP still has the opportunity to avoid the tax hit by rolling the funds over to an IRA within 60 days; barring that, he is in for a rude awakening when he goes to file his taxes.
 

Gipsee

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Does anybody know direct deposit dates for 2019 pension buyouts
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