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2024

Instructions for Form 5329

Additional Taxes on Qualified Plans (Including IRAs)
and Other Tax-Favored Accounts

Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless              amount subject to the 10% additional tax, or it’s a qualified 
otherwise noted.                                                        first-time homebuyer distribution (see Distributions from 
                                                                        Roth IRAs, later).
                                                                      You received a distribution subject to the tax on early 
General Instructions                                                    distributions from a qualified retirement plan (other than a 
                                                                        Roth IRA). However, if distribution code 1 is correctly shown 
Future Developments                                                     in box 7 of all your Forms 1099-R and you owe the additional 
For the latest information about developments related to Form           tax on the full amount shown on each Form 1099-R, you 
5329 and its instructions, such as legislation enacted after they       don’t have to file Form 5329. Instead, see the instructions for 
were published, go to IRS.gov/Form5329.                                 Schedule 2 (Form 1040), line 8, in the Instructions for Form 
                                                                        1040, or the Instructions for Form 1040-NR, for how to report 
What’s New                                                              the 10% additional tax directly on that line.
Distributions to victims of domestic abuse.      Beginning with       You received a distribution subject to the tax on early 
distributions made after December 31, 2023, a distribution to a         distributions from a qualified retirement plan (other than a 
domestic abuse victim is not subject to the 10% additional tax on       Roth IRA) and you meet an exception to the tax on early 
early distributions if certain requirements are met. See Pub.           distributions from the list shown later, but box 7 of your Form 
590-B for more information.                                             1099-R doesn’t indicate an exception or the exception 
                                                                        doesn’t apply to the entire distribution.
Distributions for emergency personal expenses.         Beginning      You received taxable distributions from Coverdell ESAs, 
with distributions made after December 31, 2023, a distribution         QTPs, or ABLE accounts.
to an individual for certain emergency personal expenses is not       The contributions for 2024 to your traditional IRAs, Roth 
subject to the 10% additional tax on early distributions if certain     IRAs, Coverdell ESAs, Archer MSAs, HSAs, or ABLE 
requirements are met. See Pub. 590-B for more information.              accounts exceed your maximum contribution limit, or you 
                                                                        had a tax due from an excess contribution on line 17, 25, 33, 
Reminders                                                               41, or 49 of your 2023 Form 5329.
Certain corrective distributions not subject to 10% early             You didn’t receive the minimum required distribution from 
                                                                        your qualified retirement plan. This also includes trusts and 
distribution tax. Beginning on December 29, 2022, the 10% 
                                                                        estates that didn’t receive this amount. See Waiver of tax for 
additional tax on early distributions will not apply to a corrective 
                                                                        reasonable cause, later, for information on waiving the tax 
IRA distribution, which consists of an excessive contribution (a 
                                                                        on excess accumulations in qualified retirement plans.
contribution greater than the IRA contribution limit) and any 
earnings allocable to the excessive contribution, as long as the              In general, you must file Form 5329 to report an 
corrective distribution is made on or before the due date             !       exception to the 10% additional tax on an early 
(including extensions) of the income tax return.                      CAUTION distribution from a qualified retirement plan, including an 
                                                                      IRA .
Qualified disaster distributions. The 10% additional tax on 
early distributions doesn't apply to qualified disaster distributions         If you rolled over part or all of a distribution from a 
nor does it apply to qualified disaster recovery distributions. See   TIP     qualified retirement plan, the part rolled over isn’t subject 
Form 8915-F for more details.                                                 to the 10% additional tax on early distributions. See the 
Maximum age for traditional IRA contributions.   The age              instructions for Form 1040, or 1040-NR, lines 4a and 4b or lines 
restriction for contributions to a traditional IRA has been           5a and 5b, for how to report the rollover.
eliminated.
                                                                      When and Where To File
Purpose of Form
                                                                      File Form 5329 with your 2024 Form 1040, 1040-SR,1040-NR, 
Use Form 5329 to report additional taxes on:                          or 1041 by the due date, including extensions, of your tax return.
IRAs,
Other qualified retirement plans,                                   If you don’t have to file a 2024 income tax return, complete 
Modified endowment contracts,                                       and file Form 5329 by itself at the time and place you would be 
Coverdell ESAs,                                                     required to file Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR. If you file Form 
QTPs,                                                               5329 by itself, then it can’t be filed electronically. Be sure to 
Archer MSAs,                                                        include your address on page 1 of the form and your signature 
HSAs, or                                                            and the date on page 2 of the form. Enclose, but don’t attach, a 
ABLE accounts.                                                      check or money order payable to “United States Treasury” for 
                                                                      any taxes due. Write your social security number and “2024 
Who Must File                                                         Form 5329” on the check. For information on other payment 
You must file Form 5329 if any of the following apply.                options, including credit or debit card payments, see the 
You received a distribution from a Roth IRA and either the          Instructions for Form 1040 or the Instructions for Form 1040-NR, 
  amount on line 25c of Form 8606, Nondeductible IRAs, is             or go to IRS.gov.
  more than zero, or the distribution includes a recapture 

                                    Instructions for Form 5329 (2024)  Catalog Number 13330R
Nov 25, 2024                      Department of the Treasury  Internal Revenue Service  www.irs.gov



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Prior tax years. If you are filing Form 5329 for a prior year, you     permitted. You have until the due date, excluding extensions, 
must use the prior year's version of the form. If you don’t have       for filing your tax return for the tax year in which the amount 
any other changes and haven’t previously filed a federal income        is returned to make the contribution.
tax return for the prior year, file the prior year's version of Form In-plan Roth rollover.   If you are a participant in a 401(k), 
5329 by itself (discussed earlier). If you have other changes, file  403(b), or governmental 457(b) plan, your plan may permit you 
Form 5329 for the prior year with Form 1040-X, Amended U.S.          to roll over amounts from those plans to a designated Roth 
Individual Income Tax Return.                                        account within the same plan. The rollover of any untaxed 
                                                                     amounts must be included in income. The 10% additional tax on 
Definitions                                                          early distributions doesn’t apply. For more information, see 
Qualified retirement plan. A qualified retirement plan includes:     In-plan Roth rollovers under Rollovers in Pub. 575.
A qualified pension, profit-sharing, or stock bonus plan           ABLE rollover. For an ABLE account, a rollover means a 
  (including a 401(k) plan);                                         contribution to an ABLE account of a designated beneficiary (or 
A tax-sheltered annuity contract (403(b) plan);                    of an eligible individual who is a member of the family of the 
A qualified annuity plan; and                                      designated beneficiary) of all or a portion of an amount 
An IRA.                                                            withdrawn from the designated beneficiary's ABLE account. The 
                                                                     contribution must be made within 60 days of the withdrawal date; 
Note.  Modified endowment contracts aren’t qualified retirement      and, if the rollover is to the designated beneficiary's ABLE 
plans.                                                               account, there must have been no rollover to an ABLE account 
Traditional IRAs. For purposes of Form 5329, a traditional IRA       of that beneficiary within the prior 12 months. The IRS may 
is any IRA, including a simplified employee pension (SEP) IRA,       extend the 60-day rollover period for individuals affected by a 
other than a SIMPLE IRA or Roth IRA.                                 disaster. An ABLE rollover doesn’t include a contribution to an 
                                                                     ABLE account of funds distributed from a QTP account.
Early distribution. Generally, any distribution from your IRA,       Program-to-program transfer.        For an ABLE account, a 
other qualified retirement plan, or modified endowment contract      program-to-program transfer includes the direct transfer of the 
before you reach age 59 /  is an early distribution.1 2              entire balance of an ABLE account into a second ABLE account 
Qualified retirement plan rollover. Generally, a rollover is a       if both accounts have the same designated beneficiary and the 
tax-free distribution of assets from one qualified retirement plan   first ABLE account is closed upon completion of the transfer. A 
that is reinvested in another plan or the same plan. Generally,      program-to-program transfer also occurs when part or all of the 
you must complete the rollover within 60 days of receiving the       balance in an ABLE account is transferred to the ABLE account 
distribution. Any taxable amount not rolled over must be included    of an eligible individual who is a member of the family of the 
in income and may be subject to the 10% additional tax on early      former designated beneficiary, as long as no intervening 
distributions. The IRS may extend the 60-day rollover period for     distribution is made to the designated beneficiary.
individuals affected by a disaster.
                                                                     Additional Information
  You can roll over (convert) amounts from a qualified 
retirement plan to a Roth IRA. Any amount rolled over to a Roth      See the following publications for more information about the 
IRA is subject to the same rules for converting a traditional IRA to items in these instructions.
a Roth IRA. You must include in your gross income distributions      Pub. 560, Retirement Plans for Small Business.
from a qualified retirement plan that you would have had to          Pub. 575, Pension and Annuity Income.
include in income if you hadn’t rolled them into a Roth IRA. The     Pub. 590-A, Contributions to Individual Retirement 
10% additional tax on early distributions doesn’t apply. For more      Arrangements (IRAs).
information, see chapter 2 of Pub. 590-A.                            Pub. 590-B, Distributions from Individual Retirement 
                                                                       Arrangements (IRAs).
  Pursuant to Rev. Proc. 2020-46 in Internal Revenue Bulletin        Pub. 721, Tax Guide to U.S. Civil Service Retirement 
2020-45, available at IRS.gov/irb/2020-45_IRB#REV-                     Benefits.
PROC-2020-46, you may make a written certification to a plan         Pub. 969, Health Savings Accounts and Other Tax-Favored 
administrator or an IRA trustee that you missed the 60-day             Health Plans.
rollover contribution deadline because of one or more of the         Pub. 970, Tax Benefits for Education.
reasons listed in Rev. Proc. 2020-46. See Rev. Proc. 2020-46 for 
information on how to self-certify for a waiver. Also see Time 
Limit for Making a Rollover Contribution under Can You Move          Specific Instructions
Retirement Plan Assets? in Pub. 590-A for more information on 
ways to get a waiver of the 60-day rollover requirement.             Joint returns. If both you and your spouse are required to file 
                                                                     Form 5329, complete a separate form for each of you. Include 
Note.  The following were effective as of January 1, 2018.           the combined tax on Schedule 2 (Form 1040), line 8.
A qualified plan loan offset is a type of plan loan offset that 
                                                                     Amended returns. If you are filing an amended 2024 Form 
  meets certain requirements. In order to be a qualified plan 
                                                                     5329, check the box at the top of page 1 of the form. Don’t use 
  loan offset, the loan, at the time of the offset, must be a loan 
                                                                     the 2024 Form 5329 to amend your return for any other year. For 
  in good standing and the offset must be solely by reason of 
                                                                     information about amending a Form 5329 for a prior year, see 
  (1) the termination of the qualified employer plan, or (2) the 
                                                                     Prior tax years, earlier.
  failure to meet the repayment terms is because the 
  employee has a severance from employment. If you meet              Part I—Additional Tax on Early 
  the requirements of a qualified plan loan offset, you have 
  until the due date, including extensions, to file your tax return  Distributions
  for the tax year in which the offset occurs to roll over the       In general, if you receive an early distribution (including an 
  qualified plan loan offset amount.                                 involuntary cashout) from an IRA, other qualified retirement plan, 
If a retirement account has been wrongfully levied by the          or modified endowment contract, the part of the distribution 
  IRS, the amount returned plus interest on such amount may          included in income is generally subject to the 10% additional tax. 
  be contributed to the account or to an IRA (other than an          But see Distributions from a designated Roth account and 
  endowment contract) to which such a rollover contribution is       Distributions from Roth IRAs, later.

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The additional tax on early distributions doesn’t apply to any       for a loan, are considered to be distributions and are generally 
of the following.                                                    subject to the additional tax on early distributions. See Prohibited 
A qualified disaster recovery distribution (certain                Transactions under What Acts Result in Penalties or Additional 
  distributions relating to disasters occurring on or after          Taxes? in Pub. 590-B for details.
  January 26, 2021) or qualified disaster distributions. See 
                                                                     Distributions from a designated Roth account.     If you 
  Form 8915-F for more details.
                                                                     received an early distribution from your designated Roth 
A qualified distribution from a retirement plan for the birth or 
                                                                     account, include on line 1 the amount of the distribution that you 
  adoption of a child of up to $5,000 if made during the 1-year 
                                                                     must include in your income. You will find this amount in box 2a 
  period beginning on the date your child was born or 
                                                                     of your 2024 Form 1099-R. You may also need to include a 
  adopted. Attach a statement that provides the name, age, 
                                                                     recapture amount on line 1 if you have ever made an in-plan 
  and TIN of the child or eligible adoptee. If the child died 
                                                                     Roth rollover (discussed later).
  before you obtained a TIN, then write that the child died on 
  the statement and include a copy of the child’s birth                    If you never made an in-plan Roth rollover, you need to 
  certificate, death certificate, or hospital records.               TIP   include on line 1 of this form only the amount from 
  See Notice 2020-68, available at IRS.gov/pub/irs-drop/                   box 2a of your 2024 Form 1099-R reporting the early 
  n-20-68.pdf, for more information.                                 distribution.
           An eligible adoptee includes any individual (other        Recapture amount subject to the additional tax on early 
  TIP      than a child of the taxpayer’s spouse) who has not        distributions. If you have ever made an in-plan Roth rollover 
           reached age 18 or who is an adult and is physically       and you received an early distribution for 2024, the recapture 
  or mentally incapable of self-support.                             amount to include on line 1 is a portion of the amounts you rolled 
                                                                     over.
A qualified HSA funding distribution from an IRA (other than 
  a SEP or SIMPLE IRA). See Qualified HSA funding                    The recapture amount that you must include on line 1 won’t 
  distribution under Health Savings Accounts in Pub. 969 for         exceed the amount of your early distribution; and, for purposes 
  details.                                                           of determining this recapture amount, you will allocate a rollover 
A distribution from a traditional or SIMPLE IRA that was           amount (or portion thereof) to an early distribution only once.
  converted to a Roth IRA.                                           For more information about the recapture amount for early 
A rollover from a qualified retirement plan to a Roth IRA.         distributions from a designated Roth account, including how to 
An in-plan Roth rollover.                                          figure it, see Tax on Early Distributions under Special Additional 
A distribution of certain excess IRA contributions (see the        Taxes in Pub. 575.
  instructions for line 15, later, and the instructions for line 23, Distributions from Roth IRAs.      If you received an early 
  later).                                                            distribution from your Roth IRAs, include on line 1 the part of the 
           Any related IRA earnings withdrawn with excess IRA        distribution that you must include in your income. You will find 
  TIP      contributions are taxable and must be reported on         this amount on line 25c of your 2024 Form 8606. You will also 
           line 1. Beginning on December 29, 2022, the 10%           need to include on line 1 the following amounts.
  additional tax on early distributions does not apply to an IRA     A qualified first-time homebuyer distribution from line 20 of 
  distribution made pursuant to the rules of section 408(d)(4),        your 2024 Form 8606. Also include this amount on line 2 
  which consists of a contribution for that year and any               and enter exception number 09.
  earnings allocable to the contribution, as long as the             Recapture amounts attributable to any conversions or 
  distribution is made on or before the due date (including            rollovers to your Roth IRAs in 2019 through 2024. See 
  extensions) of the income tax return. Report this amount on          Recapture amount subject to the additional tax on early 
  line 2 and enter exception number 21.                                distributions next.
A distribution of excess deferrals. Excess deferrals include             If you didn’t have a qualified first-time homebuyer 
  distributions of excess contributions from a qualified cash or     TIP   distribution in 2024, and you didn’t convert or roll over an 
  deferred arrangement (401(k) plan), excess contributions                 amount to your Roth IRAs in 2020 through 2024, you 
  from a tax-sheltered annuity (403(b) plan), excess                 only need to include the amount from line 25c of your 2024 Form 
  contributions from a salary reduction SEP IRA, and excess          8606 on line 1 of this form.
  contributions from a SIMPLE IRA.                                   Recapture amount subject to the additional tax on early 
A distribution of excess aggregate contributions to meet           distributions. If you converted or rolled over an amount to your 
  nondiscrimination requirements for employee contributions          Roth IRAs in 2020 through 2024 and you received an early 
  and matching employer contributions.                               distribution for 2024, the recapture amount you must include on 
A distribution from an eligible governmental section 457           line 1 is the amount, if any, of the early distribution allocated to 
  deferred compensation plan to the extent the distribution          the taxable portion of your 2020 through 2024 conversions or 
  isn’t attributable to an amount transferred from a qualified       rollovers.
  retirement plan.
                                                                     Generally, an early distribution is allocated to your Roth IRA 
See the instructions for line 2, later, for other distributions that contributions first, then to your conversions and rollovers on a 
aren’t subject to the additional tax.                                first-in, first-out basis. For each conversion or rollover, you must 
                                                                     first allocate the early distribution to the portion that was subject 
Line 1                                                               to tax in the year of the conversion or rollover, and then to the 
Enter the amount of early distributions includible in income         portion that wasn’t subject to tax. The recapture amount is the 
(other than qualified disaster distributions, including qualified    sum of the early distribution amounts that you allocate to these 
disaster recovery distributions) that you received from:             taxable portions of your conversions or rollovers.
A qualified retirement plan including earnings on withdrawn        The recapture amount that you must include on line 1 won’t 
  excess contributions to your IRAs included in income in            exceed the amount of your early distribution; and, for purposes 
  2024; or                                                           of determining this recapture amount, you will allocate a 
A modified endowment contract.                                     contribution, conversion, or rollover amount (or portion thereof) 
Certain prohibited transactions involving your IRA, such as          to an early distribution only once.
borrowing from your IRA or pledging your IRA assets as security 
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  For more information about the recapture amount for                  05 Qualified retirement plan distributions up to the amount you 
distributions from a Roth IRA, including how to figure it, see            paid for unreimbursed medical expenses during the year 
Ordering Rules for Distributions under Are Distributions Taxable?         minus 7.5% of your adjusted gross income (AGI) for the 
in chapter 2 of Pub. 590-B. Also, see the Example next, which             year.
illustrates a situation where a taxpayer must include a recapture      06 Qualified retirement plan distributions made to an alternate 
amount on line 1.                                                         payee under a qualified domestic relations order (doesn’t 
                                                                          apply to IRAs).
  Example.     You converted $20,000 from a traditional IRA to a       07 IRA distributions made to certain unemployed individuals 
Roth IRA in 2020 and converted $10,000 in 2021. Your 2020                 for health insurance premiums.
Form 8606 had $5,000 on line 17 and $15,000 on line 18, and            08 IRA distributions made for qualified higher education 
your 2021 Form 8606 had $3,000 on line 17 and $7,000 on                   expenses.
line 18. You made Roth IRA contributions of $2,000 for 2020 and        09 IRA distributions made for the purchase of a first home, up 
2021. You didn’t make any Roth IRA conversions or contributions           to $10,000.
for 2022 through 2024, or take any Roth IRA distributions before       10 Qualified retirement plan distributions made due to an IRS 
2024.                                                                     levy.
  On July 10, 2024, at age 53, you took a $33,000 distribution         11 Qualified distributions to reservists while serving on active 
from your Roth IRA. Your 2024 Form 8606 shows $33,000 on                  duty for at least 180 days. 
line 19; $29,000 on line 23 ($33,000 minus $4,000 for your             12 Distributions incorrectly indicated as early distributions by 
contributions on line 22); and $0 on line 25a ($29,000 minus              code 1, J, or S in box 7 of Form 1099-R. Include on line 2 
your basis in conversions of $30,000).                                    the amount you received when you were age 59 /  or older.1 2
  First, $4,000 of the $33,000 is allocated to your 2024 Form          13 Distributions from a section 457 plan, which aren’t from a 
                                                                          rollover from a qualified retirement plan.
8606, line 22; then $15,000 to your 2020 Form 8606, line 18; 
$5,000 to your 2020 Form 8606, line 17; and $7,000 to your             14 Distributions from a plan maintained by an employer if:
2021 Form 8606, line 18. The remaining $2,000 is allocated to                1. You separated from service by March 1, 1986;
the $3,000 on your 2021 Form 8606, line 17. On line 1, enter                 2. As of March 1, 1986, your entire interest was in pay 
$22,000 ($15,000 allocated to your 2020 Form 8606, line 18,                    status under a written election that provides a specific 
plus the $7,000 that was allocated to your 2021 Form 8606,                     schedule for the distribution of your entire interest; and
line 18).                                                                    3. The distribution is actually being made under the 
                                                                               written election.
  If you take a Roth IRA distribution in 2024, the first $1,000 will 
be allocated to the $1,000 remaining from your 2021 Form 8606,         15 Distributions that are dividends paid with respect to stock 
                                                                          described in section 404(k).
line 17, and won’t be subject to the additional tax on early 
distributions.                                                         16 Distributions from annuity contracts to the extent that the 
                                                                          distributions are allocable to the investment in the contract 
Additional information. For more details, see Are Distributions           before August 14, 1982. For additional exceptions that 
Taxable? in chapters 1 and 2 of Pub. 590-B.                               apply to annuities, see Tax on Early Distributions under 
                                                                          Special Additional Taxes in Pub. 575.
Line 2                                                                 17 Distributions that are phased retirement annuity payments 
                                                                          made to federal employees. See Pub. 721 for more 
The additional tax on early distributions doesn’t apply to the            information on the phased retirement program.
distributions described next. Enter on line 2 the amount that you      18 Permissible withdrawals under section 414(w) from eligible 
can exclude. In the space provided, enter the applicable                  automatic contribution arrangements.
exception number (01–23). If more than one exception applies,          19 Qualified birth or adoption distributions. Attach a statement 
enter 99.                                                                 that provides the name, age, and TIN of the child or eligible 
                                                                          adoptee.
                                                                       20 Distributions due to terminal illness. Distributions that are 
Exceptions to the Additional Tax on Early                                 made on or after the date on which your physician has 
Distributions                                                             certified that you have a terminal illness or physical 
                                                                          condition that can reasonably be expected to result in 
                                                                          death in 84 months or less after the date of the certification. 
No.   Exception                                                           See Notice 2024-02, available at IRS.gov/pub/irs-drop/
01    Qualified retirement plan distributions (doesn’t apply to           n-24-02.pdf, for more information.
      IRAs) you received after separation from service when the        21 Corrective distributions of the income on excess 
      separation from service occurs in or after the year you             contributions distributed before the due date of the tax 
      reach age 55 (age 50 for qualified public safety employees          return (including extensions).
      and private sector firefighters) or 25 years of service under    22 Qualified distributions to victims of domestic abuse. A 
      the plan, whichever is earlier.                                     distribution made from an applicable eligible retirement 
                                                                          plan and made to an individual during the 1-year period 
02    Distributions made as part of a series of substantially equal       beginning on any date on which the individual is a victim of 
      periodic payments (made at least annually) for your life (or        domestic abuse by a spouse or a domestic partner. See 
      life expectancy) or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies)    Notice 2024-55, available at IRS.gov/irb/
      of you and your designated beneficiary (if from an                  2024-28_IRB#NOT-2024-55, for more information.
      employer plan, payments must begin after separation from         23 Distributions for eligible emergency expense distributions. 
      service). Distributions received as periodic payments on or         A distribution from an applicable eligible retirement plan for 
      after December 29, 2022, will not fail to be treated as             the purposes of meeting the unforeseeable or immediate 
      substantially equal merely because they are received as an          financial needs relating to necessary personal or family 
      annuity. And, these distributions received as periodic              emergency expenses. See Notice 2024-55, available at 
      payments will be deemed to be substantially equal if they           IRS.gov/irb/2024-28_IRB#NOT-2024-55, for more 
      are payable over a period that satisfies the section 401(a)         information.
      (9) requirements relating to annuity payments. See Pub. 
      590-B for more information.                                      99 Enter this exception number if more than one exception 
                                                                          applies.
03    Distributions due to total and permanent disability. You are 
      considered disabled if you can furnish proof that you can’t 
      do any substantial gainful activity because of your physical     Line 4
      or mental condition. A medical determination that your           If any amount on line 3 was a distribution from a SIMPLE IRA 
      condition can be expected to result in death or to be of 
      long, continued, and indefinite duration must be made.           received within 2 years from the date you first participated in the 
04    Distributions due to death (doesn’t apply to modified            SIMPLE IRA plan, you must multiply that amount by 25% instead 
      endowment contracts).

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of 10%. These distributions are included in boxes 1 and 2a of            The excess, if any, of Form 5329, line 9, over the sum of 
Form 1099-R and are designated with code S in box 7.                       Form 5329, lines 11 and 12 (which you will complete next).

Part II—Additional Tax on Certain                                        Line 11
Distributions From Education                                             Enter on line 11 any withdrawals from your traditional IRAs that 
                                                                         are included in your income. Don’t include any withdrawn 
Accounts and ABLE Accounts                                               contributions reported on line 12.

Line 5                                                                   Line 12
Distributions from an ABLE account aren’t included in income if          Enter on line 12 any amounts included on line 9 that are excess 
made on or after the death of the designated beneficiary:                contributions to your traditional IRAs for 1976 through 2022 that 
To the estate of the designated beneficiary;                           you had returned to you in 2024 and any 2023 excess 
To an heir or legatee of the designated beneficiary; or                contributions that you had returned to you in 2024 after the due 
To pay outstanding obligations due for qualified disability            date (including extensions) of your 2023 income tax return if:
  expenses of the designated beneficiary, including a claim              You didn’t claim a deduction for the excess contributions,
  filed by a state under a state Medicaid plan.                          No traditional IRA deduction was allowable (without regard 
                                                                           to the modified AGI limitation) for the excess contributions, 
Line 6                                                                     and
The additional tax doesn’t apply to the distributions that are           The total contributions to your traditional IRAs for the tax 
includible in income described next. Enter on line 6 the amount            year for which the excess contributions were made weren’t 
from line 5 that you can exclude.                                          more than the amounts shown in the following table.
Distributions made due to the death or disability of the               Year(s)           Contribution     Contribution limit if 
  beneficiary.                                                                              limit           age 50 or older at 
Distributions from an education account made on account of                                                the end of the year
  a tax-free scholarship, allowance, or payment described in 
  section 25A(g)(2).                                                     2023              $6,500           $7,500
Distributions from an education account made because of 
  attendance by the beneficiary at a U.S. military academy.              2019 through 2022 $6,000           $7,000
  This exception applies only to the extent that the distribution        2013 through 2018 $5,500           $6,500
  doesn’t exceed the costs of advanced education (as defined             2008 through 2012 $5,000           $6,000
  in title 10 of the U.S. Code) at the academy.
Distributions from an education account included in income             2006 or 2007      $4,000           $5,000
  because you used the qualified education expenses to                   2005              $4,000           $4,500
  figure the American opportunity and lifetime learning credits.
                                                                         2002 through 2004 $3,000           $3,500
Part III—Additional Tax on Excess                                        1997 through 2001 $2,000                         
Contributions to Traditional IRAs                                        before 1997       $2,250                         
If you contributed more for 2024 than is allowable or you had an 
amount on line 17 of your 2023 Form 5329, you may owe this 
tax. But you may be able to avoid the tax on any 2024 excess                  If the excess contribution to your traditional IRA for the 
contributions (see the instructions for line 15, later).                   year included a rollover and the excess occurred because 
                                                                           the information the plan was required to give you was 
Line 9                                                                     incorrect, increase the contribution limit amount for the year 
Enter the amount from line 16 of your 2023 Form 5329 only if the           shown in the table above by the amount of the excess that is 
amount on line 17 of your 2023 Form 5329 is more than zero.                due to the incorrect information.
                                                                              If the total contributions for the year included employer 
Line 10                                                                    contributions to a SEP, increase the contribution limit 
Enter the difference, if any, of your contribution limit for traditional   amount for the year shown in the table above by the smaller 
IRAs less your contributions to traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs for         of the amount of the employer contributions or:
2024.                                                                    2023                               $66,000
If you aren’t married filing jointly, your contribution limit for        2022                               $61,000
traditional IRAs is the smaller of your taxable compensation or          2021                               $58,000
$7,000 ($8,000 if age 50 or older at the end of 2024). If you are 
married filing jointly, your contribution limit is generally $7,000      2020                               $57,000
($8,000 if age 50 or older at the end of 2024) and your spouse's         2019                               $56,000
contribution limit is $7,000 ($8,000 if age 50 or older at the end 
of 2024). But if the combined taxable compensation for you and           2018                               $55,000
your spouse is less than $14,000 ($15,000 if one spouse is 50 or         2017                               $54,000
older at the end of 2024; $16,000 if both spouses are 50 or older 
at the end of 2024), see How Much Can Be Contributed? for                2015 or 2016                       $53,000
special rules and What Is Compensation? in Pub. 590-A for                2014                               $52,000
additional information.                                                  2013                               $51,000
Also include on line 11a or 11b of the IRA Deduction                     2012                               $50,000
Worksheet—Schedule 1, Line 20, in the Instructions for Form 
1040 or the Instructions for Form 1040-NR, the smaller of:
Form 5329, line 10; or

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 2009, 2010, or 2011                          $49,000                 Line 19
                                                                      If you contributed less to your Roth IRAs for 2024 than your 
 2008                                         $46,000                 contribution limit for Roth IRAs, enter the difference. Your 
 2007                                         $45,000                 contribution limit for Roth IRAs is generally your contribution limit 
 2006                                         $44,000                 for traditional IRAs (see the instructions for line 10, earlier) 
                                                                      reduced by the amount you contributed to traditional IRAs. But 
 2005                                         $42,000                 your contribution limit for Roth IRAs may be further reduced or 
 2004                                         $41,000                 eliminated if your modified AGI for Roth IRA purposes is over:
                                                                      $230,000 if married filing jointly or qualifying surviving 
 2002 or 2003                                 $40,000                   spouse;
 2001                                         $35,000                 $146,000 if single, head of household, or married filing 
                                                                        separately and you didn’t live with your spouse at any time in 
 before 2001                                  $30,000                   2024; or
                                                                      $0 if married filing separately and you lived with your spouse 
                                                                        at any time in 2024.
Line 15                                                               See Can You Contribute to a Roth IRA? in Pub. 590-A for 
                                                                      details.
Enter the excess of your contributions to traditional IRAs for 2024 
(unless withdrawn—discussed next) over your contribution limit        Line 20
for traditional IRAs. Also, if you hadn't reached age 59 /  at the 1 2
time of the withdrawal, include the earnings as an early              Generally, enter the amount from Form 8606, line 19, plus any 
distribution on line 1 on Form 5329 for the year in which you         qualified distributions. But if you withdrew the entire balance of 
report the earnings. See the instructions for line 10, earlier, to    all of your Roth IRAs, don’t enter less than the amount on Form 
figure your contribution limit for traditional IRAs. Don’t include    5329, line 18 (see the Example next).
rollovers in figuring your excess contributions. See Difficulty of    Example.  You contributed $1,000 to a Roth IRA in 2022, 
care payments in Pub. 590-A for an exception for nondeductible        your only contribution to Roth IRAs. In 2024, you discovered you 
contributions made based on a type of foster care payment             weren’t eligible to contribute to a Roth IRA in 2022. On 
received (such nondeductible contributions are not treated as         September 7, 2024, you withdrew $800, the entire balance in the 
excess contributions pursuant to section 4973(b)).                    Roth IRA. You must file Form 5329 for 2022 and 2023 to pay the 
                                                                      additional taxes for those years. When you complete Form 5329 
  You can withdraw some or all of your excess contributions for       for 2024, you enter $1,000 (not $800) on line 20 because you 
2024 and they will be treated as not having been contributed if:      withdrew the entire balance.
 You make the withdrawal by the due date, including 
   extensions, of your 2024 tax return;                               Line 23
 You don’t claim a traditional IRA deduction for the withdrawn 
   contributions; and                                                 Enter the excess of your contributions to Roth IRAs for 2024 
 You withdraw any earnings on the withdrawn contributions           (unless withdrawn—discussed below) over your contribution limit 
   and include the earnings in gross income (see the                  for Roth IRAs. See the instructions for line 19, earlier, to figure 
   Instructions for Form 8606 for details). Also, if you hadn't       your contribution limit for Roth IRAs.
   reached age 59 /  at the time of the withdrawal, include the 1 2   Don’t include rollovers in figuring your excess contributions.
   earnings as an early distribution on line 1 of Form 5329 for 
   the year in which you report the earnings. Report this             You can withdraw some or all of your excess contributions for 
   amount on line 2 and enter exception number 21.                    2024 and they will be treated as not having been contributed if:
                                                                      You make the withdrawal by the due date, including 
  If you timely filed your return without withdrawing the excess        extensions, of your 2024 tax return; and
contributions, you can still make the withdrawal no later than 6      You withdraw any earnings on the withdrawn contributions 
months after the due date of your tax return, excluding                 and include the earnings in gross income (see the 
extensions. If you do, file an amended return with “Filed pursuant      Instructions for Form 8606 for details). Also, if you hadn't 
to section 301.9100-2” entered at the top. Report any related           reached age 59 /  at the time of the withdrawal, include the 1 2
earnings for 2024 on the amended return and include an                  earnings as an early distribution on line 1 of Form 5329 for 
explanation of the withdrawal. Make any other necessary                 the year in which you report the earnings. Report this 
changes on the amended return (for example, if you reported the         amount on line 2 and enter exception number 21.
contributions as excess contributions on your original return, 
include an amended Form 5329 reflecting that the withdrawn            If you timely filed your return without withdrawing the excess 
contributions are no longer treated as having been contributed).      contributions, you can still make the withdrawal no later than 6 
                                                                      months after the due date of your tax return, excluding 
Part IV—Additional Tax on Excess                                      extensions. If you do, file an amended return with “Filed pursuant 
                                                                      to section 301.9100-2” entered at the top. Report any related 
Contributions to Roth IRAs                                            earnings for 2024 on the amended return and include an 
If you contributed more to your Roth IRA for 2024 than is             explanation of the withdrawal. Make any other necessary 
allowable or you had an amount on line 25 of your 2023 Form           changes on the amended return (for example, if you reported the 
5329, you may owe this tax. But you may be able to avoid the tax      contributions as excess contributions on your original return, 
on any 2024 excess contributions (see the instructions for            include an amended Form 5329 reflecting that the withdrawn 
line 23, later).                                                      contributions are no longer treated as having been contributed).
 
                                                                      Part V—Additional Tax on Excess 
Line 18                                                               Contributions to Coverdell ESAs
Enter the amount from line 24 of your 2023 Form 5329 only if the      If the contributions to your Coverdell ESAs for 2024 were more 
amount on line 25 of your 2023 Form 5329 is more than zero.           than is allowable or you had an amount on line 33 of your 2023 
                                                                      Form 5329, you may owe this tax. But you may be able to avoid 

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the tax on any 2024 excess contributions (see the instructions for The excess, if any, of Form 5329, line 34, over Form 5329, 
line 31, later).                                                     line 36.

Line 26                                                            Line 39
Enter the amount from line 32 of your 2023 Form 5329 only if the   Enter the excess of your contributions to your Archer MSA for 
amount on line 33 of your 2023 Form 5329 is more than zero.        2024 from Form 8853, line 2 (unless withdrawn—discussed 
                                                                   next), over your contribution limit (the smaller of line 3 or line 4 of 
Line 27                                                            Form 8853). Also include on line 39 any excess contributions 
Enter the excess, if any, of the maximum amount that can be        your employer made. See the Instructions for Form 8853 for 
contributed to your Coverdell ESAs for 2024 over the amount        details.
actually contributed for 2024. Your contribution limit is the 
smaller of $2,000 or the sum of the maximum amounts the            You can withdraw some or all of the excess contributions for 
contributor(s) to your Coverdell ESAs are allowed to contribute.   2024 and they will be treated as not having been contributed if:
The maximum contribution may be limited based on the               You make the withdrawal by the due date, including 
contributor's modified AGI. See Contributions in chapter 7 of        extensions, of your 2024 tax return; and
Pub. 970 for details.                                              You withdraw any income earned on the withdrawn 
                                                                     contributions and include the earnings in gross income for 
Line 28                                                              the year in which you receive the withdrawn contributions 
                                                                     and earnings.
Enter your total distributions from Coverdell ESAs in 2024. Don’t 
include rollovers or withdrawn excess contributions.               Include the withdrawn contributions and related earnings on 
                                                                   Form 8853, lines 6a and 6b.
Line 31
Enter the excess of the contributions to your Coverdell ESAs for   If you timely filed your return without withdrawing the excess 
2024 (unless withdrawn—discussed below) over your                  contributions, you can still make the withdrawal no later than 6 
contribution limit for Coverdell ESAs. See the instructions for    months after the due date of your tax return, excluding 
line 27, earlier, to figure your contribution limit for Coverdell  extensions. If you do, file an amended return with “Filed pursuant 
ESAs.                                                              to section 301.9100-2” entered at the top. Report any related 
                                                                   earnings for 2024 on the amended return and include an 
Don’t include rollovers in figuring your excess contributions.     explanation of the withdrawal. Make any other necessary 
                                                                   changes on the amended return (for example, if you reported the 
You can withdraw some or all of the excess contributions for 
                                                                   contributions as excess contributions on your original return, 
2024 and they will be treated as not having been contributed if:
                                                                   include an amended Form 5329 reflecting that the withdrawn 
You make the withdrawal before June 1, 2025; and
                                                                   contributions are no longer treated as having been contributed).
You also withdraw any income earned on the withdrawn 
  contributions and include the earnings in gross income for       Part VII—Additional Tax on Excess 
  the year in which the contribution was made.
                                                                   Contributions to Health Savings 
If you filed your return without withdrawing the excess 
contributions, you can still make the withdrawal, but it must be   Accounts (HSAs)
made before June 1, 2025. If you do, file an amended return.       If you, someone on your behalf, or your employer contributed 
Report any related earnings for 2024 on the amended return and     more to your HSAs for 2024 than is allowable or you had an 
include an explanation of the withdrawal. Make any other           amount on line 49 of your 2023 Form 5329, you may owe this 
necessary changes on the amended return (for example, if you       tax. But you may be able to avoid the tax on any 2024 excess 
reported the contributions as excess contributions on your         contributions (see the instructions for line 47, later).
original return, include an amended Form 5329 reflecting that the 
withdrawn contributions are no longer treated as having been       Line 42
contributed).
                                                                   Enter the amount from line 48 of your 2023 Form 5329 only if the 
Part VI—Additional Tax on Excess                                   amount on line 49 of your 2023 Form 5329 is more than zero.

Contributions to Archer MSAs                                       Line 43
If you or your employer contributed more to your Archer MSA for    If contributions to your HSAs for 2024 (line 2 of Form 8889, 
2024 than is allowable or you had an amount on line 41 of your     Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)) were less than your 
2023 Form 5329, you may owe this tax. But you may be able to       contribution limit for HSAs, enter the difference on line 43. Your 
avoid the tax on any 2024 excess contributions (see the            contribution limit for HSAs is the amount on line 12 of Form 
instructions for line 39, later).                                  8889.
Line 34                                                            Also include on your 2024 Form 8889, line 13, the smaller of:
Enter the amount from line 40 of your 2023 Form 5329 only if the   Form 5329, line 43; or
amount on line 41 of your 2023 Form 5329 is more than zero.        The excess, if any, of Form 5329, line 42, over Form 5329, 
                                                                     line 44.
Line 35
                                                                   Line 47
If contributions to your Archer MSAs for 2024 were less than 
your contribution limit for Archer MSAs, enter the difference on   Enter the excess of your contributions (made by you or on your 
line 35. Your contribution limit for Archer MSAs is the smaller of behalf) to your HSAs for 2024 from Form 8889, line 2 (unless 
line 3 or line 4 of Form 8853, Archer MSAs and Long-Term Care      withdrawn—discussed next), over your contribution limit (Form 
Insurance Contracts.                                               8889, line 12). Also include on line 47 any excess contributions 
                                                                   your employer made. See the Instructions for Form 8889 for 
Also include on your 2024 Form 8853, line 5, the smaller of:       details.
Form 5329, line 35; or
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  You can withdraw some or all of the excess contributions for      tax is 25% of the excess accumulation, which is the difference 
2024 and they will be treated as not having been contributed if:    between the amount that was required to be distributed and the 
You make the withdrawal by the due date, including                amount that was actually distributed. The tax is due for the tax 
  extensions, of your 2024 return; and                              year that includes the last day by which the minimum required 
You withdraw any income earned on the withdrawn                   distribution must be taken.The additional tax is reduced to 10% 
  contributions and include the earnings in gross income for        of the excess accumulation if you meet certain requirements. 
  the year in which you receive the withdrawn contributions         See Reduced tax rate for more information.
  and earnings.
  Include the withdrawn contributions and related earnings on       Lines 52a and 52b
Form 8889, lines 14a and 14b.                                       IRA (other than a Roth IRA). Generally, you must start 
  If you timely filed your return without withdrawing the excess    receiving distributions from your IRA by April 1 of the year 
contributions, you can still make the withdrawal no later than 6    following the year in which you reach age 73. At that time, you 
months after the due date of your tax return, excluding             can receive your entire interest in the IRA or begin receiving 
extensions. If you do, file an amended return with “Filed pursuant  periodic distributions. If you choose to receive periodic 
to section 301.9100-2” entered at the top. Report any related       distributions, you must receive a minimum required distribution 
earnings for 2024 on the amended return and include an              each year. You can figure the minimum required distribution by 
explanation of the withdrawal. Make any other necessary             dividing the account balance of your IRAs (other than Roth IRAs) 
changes on the amended return (for example, if you reported the     on December 31 of the year preceding the distribution by the 
contributions as excess contributions on your original return,      applicable life expectancy. For applicable life expectancies, see 
include an amended Form 5329 reflecting that the withdrawn          Figuring the Owner's Required Minimum Distribution under 
contributions are no longer treated as having been contributed).    When Must You Withdraw Assets? in Pub. 590-B.
                                                                    If the trustee, custodian, or issuer of your IRA informs you of 
Part VIII—Additional Tax on Excess                                  the minimum required distribution, you can use that amount.
                                                                    For more details on the minimum distribution rules (including 
Contributions to ABLE Accounts                                      examples), see When Must You Withdraw Assets? in Pub. 
If the contributions to your ABLE account for 2024 were more        590-B.
than is allowable, you may owe tax on the net income resulting 
from the excess contribution.                                       Roth IRA. There are no minimum required distributions during 
                                                                    the lifetime of the owner of a Roth IRA. Following the death of the 
Line 50                                                             Roth IRA owner, required distribution rules apply to the 
Enter the excess, if any, of the contributions to your ABLE         beneficiary. See Must You Withdraw or Use Assets? in Pub. 
account for 2024 over the contribution limit. Total contributions   590-B for details.
(including contributions from a section 529 account) made to        Qualified retirement plans (other than IRAs and designated 
your ABLE account for 2024 may not exceed $18,000 plus, in the      Roth accounts) and eligible section 457 deferred compen
case of an employed designated beneficiary, the applicable          sation plans. In general, you must begin receiving distributions 
amount under section 529A(b)(2)(B)(ii).                             from your plan no later than April 1 following the later of (a) the 
  Don’t include ABLE rollovers or program-to-program transfers      year in which you reach age 73, or (b) the year in which you 
in figuring your excess contributions.                              retire.
                                                                    Exception.    If you owned more than 5% of the employer 
  You won’t incur a tax on a contribution to your ABLE account      maintaining the plan, you must begin receiving distributions no 
that is in excess of the contribution limit if the qualified ABLE   later than April 1 of the year following the year in which you reach 
program returns the contribution, including all net income          age 73, regardless of when you retire.
attributable to the contribution, to the person who made the        Your plan administrator should figure the amount that must be 
contribution (the “contributor”), and the contributor receives the  distributed each year.
contribution on or before the due date (including extensions) for 
filing your federal income tax return. Any net income distributed   Designated Roth account.   There are no minimum required 
from the excess contribution to the ABLE account is includible in   distributions from a designated Roth account during the 
the gross income of the contributor in the tax year in which the    employee's lifetime. Following the death of the employee, 
excess contribution was made.                                       required distribution rules apply to the beneficiary.

  If the contributor receives the contribution after you have filed Lines 53a and 53b
your original tax return but before the due date (including 
extensions) for filing your return, you may file an amended return  Enter the amount distributed towards the required minimum 
reflecting the return of the contribution to the contributor with   distribution from all plans. Do not include on line(s) 53a and/or 
“Filed pursuant to section 301.9100-2” entered at the top. Make     53b, any distribution(s) received after the deadline for taking the 
any necessary changes on the amended return. For example, if        minimum required distribution or during the correction window.
you reported the contribution as excess contributions on your       Distributions that satisfy minimum distribution rules. 
original return, include an amended Form 5329 reflecting that the   Generally, all distributions from an account count towards the 
withdrawn contributions are no longer treated as having been        minimum distribution requirements. If you received more than the 
contributed.                                                        minimum required distribution from any account, do not include 
                                                                    the excess on line(s) 53a and/or 53b unless those accounts may 
Part IX—Additional Tax on Excess                                    be aggregated under the following rules.
Accumulation in Qualified Retirement                                       A qualified charitable distribution will count towards your 
                                                                    TIP    minimum required distribution. See Qualified charitable 
Plans (Including IRAs)                                                     distributions under Are Distributions Taxable? in 
You owe this tax if you don’t receive the minimum required          chapter 1 of Pub. 590-B for more information.
distribution from your qualified retirement plan, including an IRA 
or an eligible section 457 deferred compensation plan. For tax 
years beginning on or after December 29, 2022, the additional 

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IRA (other than a Roth IRA). The minimum required                    amount (excess accumulations) is 25% for tax years beginning 
distribution must be figured separately for each IRA you own, but    after December 29, 2022.
you can generally withdraw the total amount from one or more of      You may be eligible for a reduced tax rate of 10% if, during the 
your IRAs that are not Roth IRAs. If you are the beneficiary of an   correction window, you:
inherited IRA, then only distributions from IRAs inherited from 
the same decedent can be combined to satisfy the minimum             1. Receive a distribution of the amount that resulted in the 
required distribution for all inherited IRAs from that decedent. For   excess accumulation from the plan for which the tax was 
more information, see Treas. Reg. 1.408-8.                             imposed; and
Roth IRA. Only withdrawals from Roth IRAs inherited from the         2. Submit a return reflecting the additional tax.
same decedent can be combined to satisfy the minimum                 Correction window.     The correction window ends on the 
required distribution for all inherited Roth IRAs from that          earliest of the following dates.
decedent. For more information, see Treas. Reg. 1.408-8.             The date of mailing the deficiency notice with respect to the 
Qualified retirement plans (other than IRAs).  Qualified plans         imposition of this tax;
cannot aggregate distributions for purposes of meeting the           The date the tax is assessed; or
minimum required distribution requirement. You must figure the       The last day of the second taxable year that begins after the 
amount of the minimum required distribution separately for each        end of the taxable year in which the additional tax is 
plan and withdraw that amount from the specific plan. See Treas.       imposed.
Reg. 1.401(a)(9)-8 for more information.                             Waiver of tax for reasonable cause. The IRS can waive part 
    If you have more than one 403(b) tax-sheltered annuity           or all of this tax if you can show that any shortfall in the amount of 
TIP account, you can total the RMDs and then take them               distributions was due to reasonable error and you are taking 
    from any one (or more) of the tax-sheltered annuities.           reasonable steps to remedy the shortfall. If you believe you 
                                                                     qualify for this relief, attach a statement of explanation and file 
                                                                     Form 5329 as follows.
Lines 54a and 54b
                                                                     1. Complete lines 52a and 52b, and 53a and 53b, as 
This is your total excess accumulation.                                instructed.
To figure the additional tax on the excess accumulation, you         2. Enter “RC” and the amount of the shortfall you want waived 
must first determine which tax rate applies.                           in parentheses on the dotted line next to line(s) 54a and/or 
                                                                       54b, as applicable. Subtract this amount from the total 
If you had an excess accumulation in only one qualified                shortfall you figured without regard to the waiver, and enter 
retirement plan, including an IRA, or eligible section 457 deferred    the result on line(s) 54a and/or 54b, as applicable.
compensation plan, then you will apply:
25%, if you did not satisfy the requirements under Reduced         3. Complete line 55 as instructed. You must pay any tax due 
  tax rate; or                                                         that is reported on line 55.
10%, if you satisfied the requirements under Reduced tax           The IRS will review the information you provide and decide 
  rate.                                                              whether to grant your request for a waiver. If your request is not 
                                                                     granted, the IRS will notify you regarding any additional tax you 
For trusts and estates, include this amount on Form 1041,            may owe on the shortfall.
Schedule G, line 8. Enter “From Form 5329” and the amount of 
the tax to the left of the line 8 entry space.
Reduced tax rate. Generally, the additional tax rate for 
distributions that are less than the minimum required distribution 

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