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Withdrawals

401(k) Withdrawals can be 403(b)(9) withdrawals can be requested in the form of Parsonage (Non-Taxable Housing Allowance for Ministers).  This This type of withdrawal involves coordination between coordination between the Reliant Office and The Principal Financial Group.  To To pursue this option, you must be at least age 59 1/2 and you and you must be eligible and approved by Reliant to receive Parsonage. (Other restrictions may apply.)  The The Employee will need to fill out a special Distribution form Form (Reliant will provide this form Form upon request) as well as a current Parsonage Request form Form (also to be requested from and provided by Reliant).  The employee does not have to be retired from employment to start receiving this benefit, as long as the employee is at least age 59 1/2. However, if you are still employed by Reliant and currently receiving a monthly parsonage from Reliant, you cannot also take parsonage withdraws from your 403(b)(9) Plan. 

 If you exit employment with Reliant and have at least $5,000 invested in the 401(k403(b)(9) Plan with Principal Financial Group, and you and you would like to be able to withdraw parsonage at a later date from your 403(b)(9) retirement account, there are a few key guidelines to note:

• Anyone exiting employment with Reliant with $5,000 or more invested in Reliant's Retirement 401(k403(b)(9) Plan with Principal has the option to leave their 401(kcurrent 403(b)(9) funds in Reliant's 401(ks 403(b)(9) plan.  The funds will remain invested in the fund Reliant 403(b)(9) Plan until the former employee requests withdrawls requests withdrawals at retirement age . or at age 59 1/2 or older.
• Leaving funds in Reliant's Retirement 401(k403(b)(9)Plan with Principal requires no action by the former employee.  This is the is the default choice for 401(k403(b)(9) participants exiting employment with Reliant ,who have more than $5than $5,000 invested in the 401(k403(b)(9) Plan.
• IMPORTANT - Do NOT convert 401(kyour 403(b)(9) funds to an a personal IRA with Principal or with another investment company if you want to pursue this the parsonage withdrawal option.  Taking the funds out of Reliant's 401(k403(b)(9) Plan will forfeit your ability ability and into an personal IRA will forever forfeit your ability to withdraw funds as parsonage at a later date.
• Former Reliant employees who are then later employed in another field of work (non-ministerial) do not have to retire from while employed in a ministry role to be eligible to receive parsonage withdrawals later in life.  As long as the former Reliant employee retained his/her ministerial Commissioning/Ordination and it was not revoked by the issuing  churchwas a Commissioned/Ordained minister while making contributions to the Reliant 403(b)(9) Plan, the former employee will be eligible for parsonage withdrawls withdrawals from RelaintReliant's 401(k403(b)(9) Plan.

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