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re: Lump Sum Distribution of my Pension Benefit

Posted on 11/16/12 at 5:43 am to
Posted by Poodlebrain
Way Right of Rex
Member since Jan 2004
19860 posts
Posted on 11/16/12 at 5:43 am to
If I had to guess I'd say that the account is your vested interest in the company's profit sharing plan from your tenure with the company. They are trying to ease their administrative burden and induce you to withdraw from their plan. You do not have to as evidenced by the estimated $324/mo. payments beginning in 2039.

If you do elect to withdraw from the plan you can take the money now and pay income tax on the distribution plus an additional 10% as a penalty for early distriubtion. Or you can roll the account balance over into an IRA and defer the tax until you withdraw the money at some future date.
Posted by jeffsdad
Member since Mar 2007
22044 posts
Posted on 11/16/12 at 6:39 am to
Obviously, you dont want to take the lump sum. Keep that sucker in a retirement acct and you already got a head start (on retirement). I made that exact mistake (taking a lump sum) many years ago and even though I will be fine at retirement, that would have made it a lot better than fine.
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