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Retirement Plan Loan or Hardship Distribution

If you took—or are planning to take—a loan or a hardship distribution from your retirement plan to cover disaster-related expenses, here are some issues to consider:

• Loans are not taxable—if you repay them in full within the given time period.
• While hardship distributions generally are taxable, if you live in a federally declared disaster area, the tax reform act now waives the 10% early withdrawal penalty for accounts up to $100,000.

Due to the specifics of each plan, the above is only an overview. For full details, you must contact your plan administrator.  

When you enter the 1099-R, you will be given the option to elect to waive the early withdrawal penalty. 

If you are asking about another type of distribution or need more information, feel free to elaborate more below and we can help you to better understand the disaster-related tax changes.  

Helpful Information from the government

• IRS: Tax relief in disaster situations. Start here for up-to-date information on disaster relief from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, as well as the California wildfires, and natural disasters in other areas.
• IRS Pub 976 Disaster Relief