It will add to your total income and be taxed at your regular rate. And there is a 10% early withdrawal penalty for under 65 update it's only 59 1/2. If it is a large amount it may push you into a higher tax bracket. You can lose like 50% of it for federal and state taxes and the extra 10% early withdrawal penalty.
Why do you need to take it out early? See IRS pub 590B page 24 for a list of Exceptions to the Early Withdrawal Penalty
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p590b.pdf
There is a 10% penalty on ALL withdrawals, unless an exception applies.
There is still the normal income tax to contend with.
Figure the tax is the withdrawl times (your tax bracket+10%).
see this list for possible exceptions.
@VolvoGirl wrote:
And there is a 10% early withdrawal penalty for under 65.
The early withdrawal penalty for an IRA applies to withdrawals before age 59½, not 65. The difference doesn't matter to @shehires, who is only 58. I'm just setting the record straight for other people who might read this thread.