You may keep your contributions in the Plan and continue to build savings for retirement. However, you may withdraw your contributions if you: Have a Plan account balance of less than $5,000, exclusive of any assets you may have in a rollover account, AND. Have not contributed to the Plan in the last two years, AND.
Once distributions begin, the distributed monies are fully taxable as ordinary income for federal tax purposes. The funds are never taxed by the State of Illinois.
Illinois doesn't tax pension distributions or retirement plan income, including from IRAs, 401(k) plans and government retirement plans. AARP's Retirement Calculator can help you determine if you are saving enough to retire when — and how — you want.
Retirement withdrawals from pre-tax contributions and earnings are subject to federal income tax. The State of Illinois does not tax retirement income from the Deferred Compensation Plan if taken in ance with plan provisions, at full retirement age, as a legal resident of Illinois.
Once distributions begin, the distributed monies are fully taxable as ordinary income for federal tax purposes. The funds are never taxed by the State of Illinois.
Distributions received by a beneficiary are taxable income to the beneficiary. If the distribution occurred in 2023, you'll receive a code-4 Form 1099-R near the end of January 2024 that you'll need to report on your 2023 tax return.
The State of Illinois Deferred Compensation Plan (“Plan”) is an optional 457(b) retirement plan open to all State employees. The payroll deferrals, together with any earnings, accumulate tax-deferred until the employee terminates service, dies, or incurs unforeseeable financial hardship.
If you resign or are laid off at 57 years of age, you may begin withdrawing from the 401(k) that you were contributing to when you left your company. Alternatively, if you resign from your job and retire at age 55, you may start taking distributions from the 401(k) plan you had with your now-former employer.