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Adoptions and IRAs -- $5000

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Is there a new exception for adoptions for IRAs and the 10% penalty?
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Distributions for qualified birth and adoption. Section 113 of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act), which is Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L. 116-94), added section 72(t)(2)(H). This new section provides for a distribution of up to $5,000 for a qualified birth or adoption that is exempt from the 10% early distribution tax and that can be repaid.

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First published on 12/20/2020

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