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SSA Newsletter

July 2024

Bridging Social Security Gaps with Life Insurance

  • Dollars for Dependents
  • Family Maximum Rules May Limit Benefits
  • Gap Years
  • Widow(er)’s Penalty Beware
  • Supplementing Life Insurance

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GUEST EXPERT:
Mark Annese,

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IRS Gives Guidance on Penalty-Free Withdrawals for Financial Emergencies and for Victims of Domestic Abuse

If you take a taxable withdrawal from your IRA or 401(k) (or other company plan) before age 59 ½, you normally have to pay a 10% penalty in addition to taxes. But Congress continues to carve out exceptions to this penalty, and there are now 20 available. In Notice 2044-55, the IRS recently gave us guidance on the new SECURE 2.0 penalty exceptions for withdrawals from IRAs and workplace plans to pay emergency expenses and for victims of domestic abuse.
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