For the purposes of account withdrawals, retirement is considered to be age 59½. If you withdraw from a traditional IRA or 401(k) before this age, those withdrawals are subject to a 10% early withdrawal penalty and taxation at ordinary income tax rates. Roth withdrawal rules are different.
If you were hired by a state agency on or after September 1, 2008, you were automatically enrolled in the Texa$aver 401(k) plan, with 1% of your salary contributed directly from your paycheck, pre-tax. If you weren't enrolled automatically, you had the opportunity open a Texa$aver account at any time.
401(k) plans and 403(b) plans offer very similar benefits. As such, one isn't really better than the other. The main difference is that each plan is offered to employees of different types of companies. Another key difference between the plans is that 403(b) plans also offer a $15,000 catch-up.
For many people, they will either be in the same bracket or a lower bracket when they retire. For that reason, a traditional (pre-tax) 401k is better. You get more in your paycheck now, which you can use to invest or make purchases. Then in the future your 401k is taxed...as well as other investments.
The two plans are also different in that 401(k) plans do not offer a three-year Pre-Retirement Catch-Up; and 457(b) plans do. Another difference is that a 401(k) distribution prior to age 59½ may be subject to a 10% early withdrawal penalty and 457(b) plans generally do not have the same early withdrawal penalty.
A The Deferred Compensation Plan was created based on Internal Revenue Code section 457(b). Commonly called a 457 plan, the Deferred Compensation Plan allows eligible employees to supplement any existing retirement/pension benefits by contributing and investing pre-tax dollars through voluntary salary deferrals.
Elective deferral limit The amount you can defer (including pre-tax and Roth contributions) to all your plans (not including 457(b) plans) is $23,000 in 2024 ($22,500 in 2023; $20,500 in 2022; $19,500 in 2020 and 2021; $19,000 in 2021).
Hoosier START is the State of Indiana Public Employees' Deferred Compensation Plan. It is a supplemental retirement savings plan designed to help eligible public employees complement their Indiana Public Retirement System (INPRS) pension.
What Is a 457(b) Plan? A 457(b) plan is a tax-deferred retirement savings plan. Funds are withdrawn from an employee's income without being taxed and are only taxed upon withdrawal, which is typically at retirement, after the funds have had several years to grow.