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Retirement tax questions
The tax withheld (10%) when you withdrew the amount was not the actual tax due on the distribution. The amount of the withdrawal gets added to all your other taxable income and you are taxed on the total amount of your taxable income.
So, just using a simple example, if your marginal tax bracket was 25%, then that additional amount would be taxed at 25% rate (would be an additional $3,375 to your taxes due in your case). By default, most retirement companies withhold at a lower rate (such as 10%) unless you instruct otherwise (most retirement distributions are during retirement when taxpayers generally have lower tax rates).
In addition, this extra taxable income may have made your AGI higher and caused you to lose eligibility for other deductions and credits. And, as you have mentioned, there is also a 10% penalty for early withdrawal.
‎June 4, 2019
4:53 PM