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April 15, 2024
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Penalized for early deductions in wrong year.

  • April 15, 2024
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I made early withdraws from my retirement accounts in 2024. There was a question on my return asking if I made returns between January 1, 2024 and the April 15th due date. When I entered the amounts, my refund went down by 300 dollars. I thought I wasn't supposed to pay the penalties until next years 2024 taxes? Why is my refund lower?

Best answer by dmertz

Because you took money out of your retirement account in early 2024, this has caused a reduction in the amount of Retirement Savings Contributions Credit you are eligible to receive.  This is an anti-abuse provision in the tax code to prevent people from using money from a retirement account to make a new retirement contribution to obtain this credit and not actually increasing their retirement savings.

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April 15, 2024

Because you took money out of your retirement account in early 2024, this has caused a reduction in the amount of Retirement Savings Contributions Credit you are eligible to receive.  This is an anti-abuse provision in the tax code to prevent people from using money from a retirement account to make a new retirement contribution to obtain this credit and not actually increasing their retirement savings.