Definitions for "Hardship Withdrawal"
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a plan provision
a way to get funds out of the plan while STILL working there
Government regulations which require that certain conditions must be satisfied in order to request the in-service withdrawal of Before-Tax Contributions prior to age 59 ½.
A hardship withdrawal occurs when you take money out of your 401(k) or other qualified retirement savings plan to cover a pressing financial need. You must qualify to withdraw by meeting the conditions your plan imposes in keeping with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidelines. If you're younger than 59 1/2, you may have to pay a 10% penalty, plus income tax, on the amount you withdraw, and you may not be permitted to contribute to the plan again for a period of time.
When a participant withdraws plan funds prior to retirement, at the employer's option. Eligibility for such distributions exists when financial hardship is present. These distributions are taxable as early distributions and are subject to a ten percent early withdrawal federal income tax penalty if the participant is under age 591/2.
a withdrawal of employee contributions from a 401(k) plan before the participant retires at age 55 or reaches age 59-1/2 and after meeting the plan's tests for financial hardship. Such a withdrawal is subject to ordinary income tax and a 10% penalty tax.
If the plan allows, participants may request a withdrawal from their retirement plan account in the form of a “hardship”. Typically, in order to qualify for a "hardship", a participant must satisfy a two-part test: First - the withdrawal must be requested due to the participant's immediate and heavy financial need; and Second - the withdrawal must be necessary to satisfy such need. Reasons for hardship withdrawals can include: coverage of uninsured medical expenses for the participant, a spouse or eligible dependents; purchase of a primary residence; payment of post-secondary tuition costs for the participant, a spouse or eligible dependents; payments necessary to avoid foreclosure or eviction from the participant's principal residence. The plan sponsor is responsible for determining whether a certain situation constitutes an immediate and heavy financial need.
strictly defined Internal Revenue Code provision allowing you to withdraw some or all of your 457 account assets to cover the cost of an emergency and any tax liabilities incurred by the withdrawal. The emergency must have been unforeseeable and create a severe financial hardship. The following are examples of what WILL NOT qualify as an emergency: property taxes; income taxes; divorce; debt; overdue bills; mortgage; college
A withdrawal from a section 401(k), section 403(b), or section 457 plan that is permitted when the plan participant has an immediate and heavy financial need and the withdrawal is necessary to meet that need.