Retirement tax questions

Duplicate question.

 

Withdrawals made in 2023 are only reported on a 2023 return.  You need to have the 2023 program installed on your own computer, you can't do it online.  Withdrawals made in 2024 are reported on a 2024 return only.

 

401k withdrawals are always subject to regular income tax.  There is a general exception to the 10% penalty for early withdrawal for family emergencies, but only on the first $1000 of the withdrawal.  And, you can only use that exception once every three years unless you have made more than $1000 of new contributions to the 401k between emergency withdrawals.  The rest of the withdrawal is subject to the 10% penalty.  There are other specific exceptions if you use the money for certain expenses, listed here.  But they don't seem to apply to you.

https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/plan-participant-employee/retirement-topics-exceptions-to-tax-o...

 

It probably would have been better to borrow the money from the 401k.  You can generally borrow up to 50% of your plan balance.  Withdrawals are not taxable unless you default (stop making payments).  Payments must be made by payroll deduction and can usually be spread out over 5 to 10 years.