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#1362850 - 03/24/10 02:17 PM IRA W/D for Student Loan
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I have a customer that is wanting to make an IRA withdraw to pay off a student loan. Will there still be an early withdraw penalty if the customer has documentation that is what the funds are being used for?

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#1362994 - 03/24/10 03:59 PM Re: IRA W/D for Student Loan Lady Vols Fan
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A W/D used to pay a student loan that was used to pay for higher education expenses would fall under the exception to the early distribution tax of 10%.

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#1363165 - 03/24/10 06:07 PM Re: IRA W/D for Student Loan nbk2yj2
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Whether you assess the bank's early withdrawal penalty is your decision, based on your disclosure to the customer. Whether he pays an IRS penalty is between him and the IRS.
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#1363487 - 03/24/10 09:54 PM Re: IRA W/D for Student Loan BrendaC
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I was speaking of the IRS penalty and the guidelines for exceptions(higher education expenses) We will still report it as early W/D and the burden of proof will lie with the IRA participant to provide the necessary documentation needed for the exception.

I realize any early W/D penalty such as an early withdrawal from an IRA CD would not have anything to do with IRS.

Thanks

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