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Can you take out a loan against your 401k while you’re on a Leave of Absence?

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  1. Audit Manager 1

    If you’re still an employee, you should be able to. But most have payment terms for withholding from your paycheck. So if you aren’t getting paychecks, you might need to make direct payments yourself so the loan doesn’t default, resulting in deemed distribution of the loan, triggering taxes

    Audit Manager 1

    The norm is 3 months no payment = default. You’d have to read the specific provisions of your plan, but I don’t normally see loans rolled over (I audit EBPs). Once you leave and the loan defaults, you’ll get a 1099 and have to pay taxes. Wouldn’t be any different than if you just terminated and decided to take a lump sum from your account rather than roll it over.