if a client has a 1099R showing code 1M from a employer he left  is it subject to the 10% penalty in 2020? Can I use the 3 year distribution advantage?

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BobKamman
Level 15

M—Qualified plan loan offset.

Did he leave for Covid-related reasons?

qbteachmt
Level 15

Did you read the Form 8915-E instructions? Because the IRS has all this info available to you:

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i8915e.pdf

 

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klwtrask
Level 1

❤️One of the first CPA's I ever worked for would start every question I had with, "Did you read the instructions?"