Can I use my IRA retirement account money for surgery?
Posted by Dolores
MATADOR asked:
I am planning on having surgery out of the country, since the surgery in US is too expensive, I am thinking to use the money I had saved in my retirement account( IRA) .
Can I use this money without paying a penalty?
Since is for health reasons.
Does it matter that the surgery will be performed in another country?
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I am planning on having surgery out of the country, since the surgery in US is too expensive, I am thinking to use the money I had saved in my retirement account( IRA) .
Can I use this money without paying a penalty?
Since is for health reasons.
Does it matter that the surgery will be performed in another country?
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June 1st, 2009 at 10:26 pm
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The ira withdrawal will add to your AGI.
Take 7.5% of the AGI. The IRA money used to pay medical expenses OVER this amount won’t be subject to penalty.
The requirement is that the surgery is for medical, not cosmetic reasons. The IRS is pretty picky about this.
June 4th, 2009 at 8:41 am
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there is also an early withdrawl fee and it varies from company to company. just call the company you have your IRA with and ask them about the fees and taxes.
June 4th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
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The IRS will allow a withdrawal from a retirement account without penalty up to the amount minus 7.5% of your adjusted gross income for the year you make the withdrawal. For example, if you take out $10,000 and you made 70,000, you would have to make the 10% penalty on
10,000 - (.075*70000) = $4,750
10% penalty = $475.00
You may want to check with the IRA custodian to see if they have a hardship withdrawal component. That way, you may not have to pay any penalty other than regular income tax.