Former employer notified stating my 401k vested account balance (<$1,000) must be distributed from the Plan, per plan rules. Is there 10% Tax Penalty? Age 42

lp020981 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:36:50 GMT

Is this considered 'Section 457 Plan Distributions' in the Turbo Tax site, which would lower my tax bill?

Re: Former employer notified stating my 401k vested account balance (<$1,000) must be distributed from the Plan, per plan rules. Is there 10% Tax Penalty? Age 42

dmertz — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 02:18:43 GMT

Yes, this would be an early distribution subject to a 10% early-distribution penalty. You can avoid the penalty by rolling the distribution over to a traditional IRA. The plan is required by law to offer the opportunity for you to request that the distribution be moved to a traditional IRA by direct rollover. A direct rollover avoids mandatory tax withholding.

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Former employer notified stating my 401k vested account balance (<$1,000) must be distributed from the Plan, per plan rules. Is there 10% Tax Penalty? Age 42

Re: Former employer notified stating my 401k vested account balance (<$1,000) must be distributed from the Plan, per plan rules. Is there 10% Tax Penalty? Age 42