Members have unrestricted access to their TDA funds in the following circumstances:

• They are in-service and have reached age 59½.
• They have separated from service (retired, resigned, or been terminated).
• They are directly transferring (but not rolling over) their funds to another Section 403(b) plan.
• You are not eligible for a total withdrawal if you do not meet one of the first two conditions.

The monthly unit values used to value in dollars any investments in the variable-return Passport Funds depend on your membership status when filing for your TDA withdrawal, as explained below:

• In most cases, the unit values used would be the unit values in effect for the month after TRS' receipt of your TDA Total Withdrawal Application or online equivalent.
• If you are filing to withdraw your TDA funds in conjunction with your separation from service, but after the withdrawal of your Qualified Pension Plan (QPP) accumulations, the unit values used generally would be the unit values in effect for the month after TRS' receipt of your Application for Withdrawal of QPP Accumulations (code RW41) or TRS Membership Transfer Form (code RW39). However, if you are a non-vested member who filed to withdraw your QPP funds before the date you separated from service, the unit values used would be the unit values in effect for the month after your separation from service.
• If you are filing to withdraw your TDA funds after your TRS membership rights expired, the funds in your TDA account stopped accruing interest and/or investment return on the date your membership rights expired (i.e., seven school years after your separation from service). The unit values used would be the unit values in effect for the month after that seven-year anniversary date.

• TDA distributions generally are federally taxable and may be subject to state and local taxes; please check with your tax advisor.
• The taxable portion of any withdrawn TDA funds is taxable upon receipt and will be reported to the IRS in January following the calendar year in which it is distributed. The IRS requires that TRS withhold 20% of any taxable amount you withdraw that you do not instruct TRS to directly roll over or directly transfer to an eligible successor program(s). This 20% would be forwarded to the IRS and credited toward your taxes for the year of distribution. (Within 60 days of the distribution date, you may roll over any taxable amount you receive, or roll over the entire amount of the distribution by replacing the 20% withheld by TRS with money from other sources.)
• If you separate from service through resignation or termination and withdraw all of your TDA funds while you have an outstanding TDA loan balance, your TDA loan would be closed; the outstanding balance would be deemed a distribution and reported to the IRS in January following the calendar year in which it is deemed a distribution.
• If a TDA loan is deemed a distribution in the same tax year in which you receive a TDA Direct Withdrawal, the IRS would require TRS to withhold 20% of the taxable portion of the deemed distribution from the TDA withdrawal; this withholding would apply if your loan balance is deemed a distribution before your TDA withdrawal is processed, and would be in addition to the 20% withholding required separately for the TDA Direct Withdrawal. The total amount withheld would be forwarded to the IRS and credited toward your taxes for the current year.

Please note that ALL withdrawals may be subject to an additional IRS-imposed 10% tax unless one of the following exceptions applies:

• The withdrawal is made in conjunction with your separation from service during or after the year in which you attain age 55; or
• The withdrawal is made during or after the year you reach age 59½; or
• The withdrawal is used to pay federally deductible medical expenses; or
• The withdrawal is made in conjunction with your disability retirement; or
• The withdrawal is made by your beneficiary in conjunction with a death benefit payment.

Your personal information is on file. You can view and update your contact information in the Profile section.

You must confirm that you want to withdraw your total TDA balance. Please be aware that your TDA account will be closed after this withdrawal is processed.

You must elect how your withdrawal will be distributed—through a Direct Withdrawal paid directly to you, a Direct Rollover paid to an eligible successor program, or a combination.

Please note: This application would be canceled in the following circumstances: You elect a withdrawal/distribution option for which you are not eligible; you do not elect a distribution option; or you elect to directly roll over any part of your withdrawal, but you do not attach the applicable form.

If you elect to receive a Direct Withdrawal:
Your withdrawal will be paid by Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) into the bank account you have on file with TRS. You may provide or update bank information in Payments in the secure section of the TRS website.

You must elect how your withdrawal will be distributed. If you are an in-service member who has not yet reached age 59½, please read the withdrawal/distribution restrictions in the Withdrawal/Distribution Restrictions panel above.

Please note: This application would be canceled in the following circumstances: You elect a withdrawal/distribution option for which you are not eligible; you do not elect a distribution option; or you elect to directly roll over or directly transfer any part of your withdrawal, but you do not attach the applicable form.

If you elect to receive a Direct Withdrawal:

TRS will forward your withdrawal amount via Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) to the bank account we have on file for you. (Generally, if you are paid on the City of New York payroll through direct deposit, TRS should have your account information on file.) If TRS does not have your bank account information, you must provide it by filing one of the electronic forms available in the secure section of our website: the EFT Election at Retirement Form (code BK66), if you are filing for your withdrawal in conjunction with your retirement; or the EFT Authorization Form (code BK58a), if you are not retiring. Alternatively, you can contact our Member Services Center at 1 (888) 8-NYC-TRS (869-2877).

You must read and accept the Terms & Conditions before submitting your form.