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.
Cash Value. Several options are available for cashing out a life insurance policy. If you withdraw the cash savings you've paid in premiums you will not have to pay taxes, but if you withdraw an additional amount -- cash gains -- you will have to pay taxes based on the rate you pay on your income taxes.