Iras, 401(k)S & Other Retirement Plans: Strategies for Taking Your Money Out

Save your nest egg from the IRS

About to retire? Over 73 and facing mandatory withdrawal rules? Just inherited money from a retirement plan?

Whether you have an IRA, Roth IRA, 401(k), Keogh or other retirement plan, this book will help you make sense of the rules for taking your money out. Even more important, it will show you how to avoid the stiff taxes and penalties that lurk in the fine print. It covers:

• tax strategies before and after retirement


• required distributions and how much you need to take


• penalties for taking money out early and how to avoid them


• what happens to your retirement plan after your death


• different rules for taking money out of an inherited plan, and


• how to divide a plan at divorce.

In easy-to-understand plain English, the book is filled with examples and sample forms, as well as lists of relevant tax code sections. The 17th edition covers all of the latest changes, including:

• the new start age for required distributions, and


• big changes to the distribution rules for inherited retirement plans and IRAs.

Learn how to take cash out of your retirement plan while avoiding taxes and penalties!

Author: Twila Slesnick,Tracy Shea
Publisher: NOLO
Published: 09/30/2025
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 8.90h x 7.00w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781413333275

About the Author
Slesnick, Twila: - Twila Slesnick is an Enrolled Agent who specializes in tax and investment planning for retirees and prospective retirees, and does pension plan consulting for individuals and small businesses. She has conducted numerous seminars throughout the U.S. in the areas of retirement and tax planning. Slesnick has been featured on television and radio programs across the country and in publications including Money Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek and Consumer Reports. She is the author (with John Suttle) of IRAs, 401(k)s and Other Retirement Plans: Taking Your Money Out. Slesnick has a bachelor's, master's and Ph.D., all from the University of California, Berkeley.Shea, Tracy: -

Tracy A. Shea

Tracy's goal as a certified financial planner is to help clients to and through retirement. Tracy helps clients identify their pre- and post-retirement needs, helps families with estate reviews, assists business owners with business succession strategies, and provides financial guidance for divorce and estate settlement. Tracy assists clients across the United States. In addition to being licensed as a Certified Financial Planner(R) Certificant, Tracy is also a Chartered Life Underwriter(R), a Chartered Financial Consultant(R), and a Certified Financial Divorce Analyst(R). She also has her FINRA Series 7 & 66 licenses and her Life, Health, and Variable Annuity License.