Does withdrawing IRA to pay off credit card debt qualify for less of a penalty ?

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Does withdrawing IRA to pay off credit card debt qualify for less of a penalty ?

No. Payment of a personal debt is not an exception to the early withdrawal penalty.

See this IRS Tax Topic for penalty exceptions for IRA withdrawals - https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc557.html

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