This may sound a fanciful scenario, yet recent events across Europe â including the looming independence referendum in Scotland â tell a very different story. Six days ago, the people of Spainâs most prosperous region, Catalonia, voted overwhelmingly for parties favouring the breaking away from Spanish rule.
1 If you are 55 or older and retired, you can withdraw from your TSP without being charged the 10% tax penalty (which is normally tacked onto early withdrawals) in addition to regular income taxes.
The 10 percent tax applies to the taxable portion of the cashout. For example, if you cash out a Roth TSP account with $18,000 of contributions and $7,000 of earnings, the penalties only apply to the $7,000 of earnings. In addition to the penalties, you can't put the money back into your account if your situation improves.