Submitted By: someone
Answered: May 3, 2021 11:01 pm

I was not working in 2020 and took money from my retirement plan to live on. Do I have to pay taxes on this money?

Yes. However, if the distribution from a qualified retirement plan or IRA is a “coronavirus-related distribution,” then no 10% penalty applies for anyone under age 59½. What’s more, a coronavirus-related distribution may be redeposited in the same or other retirement account within three years, allowing for a recovery of taxes paid on the distribution.

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Tax Glossary

Declining balance method

A rapid depreciation method determined by a constant percentage based on useful life and applied to the adjusted basis of the property.

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