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taxmanmark2008
Jan 22, 2008, 01:06 PM
In the last year, 2007, my wife withdrew funds from her 401k that she had with the company she used to work for. We got a statement from the bank that held it indicating the amount that was taken out. She has been drawing disability pay monthly for the last 2 years. What would be her tax liabilty, if any, on the money that was taken out of the account?
ScottGem
Jan 22, 2008, 01:16 PM
Do you file jointly as married? If so, then the total amount of the withdrawal is added to your joint income and taxed accordingly.
taxmanmark2008
Jan 23, 2008, 10:04 AM
In the last year, 2007, my wife withdrew funds from her 401k that she had with the company she used to work for. We got a statement from the bank that held it indicating the amount that was taken out. She has been drawing disability pay monthly for the last 2 years. What would be her tax liabilty, if any, on the money that was taken out of the account?
We do file jointly. We use TurboTax to do our taxes and I figure it will usually asks the questions about disability. I didn't know if this had to have a separate file status. Thanks for the heads up.
AtlantaTaxExpert
Jan 23, 2008, 09:01 PM
If your wife is disabled, you can attach Form 5329 to the return to claim an exception to the 10% Early Withdrawal Penalty.
You STILL have to pay taxes, though.