dmertz
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Retirement tax questions

The tax code defines all distributions from a 401(k) as being "income."  That just means that the transaction is required to be reported on your tax return.  What matters to you is the amount of taxable income resulting from this transaction, which is zero on the amount  rolled over from the 401(k) to the traditional RIA.

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