hardship question

[Guest nynaeve]

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After a hardship withdrawal, pre-tax contributions are suspended for 6 months. Do Roth contributions also need to be stopped? Can someone please direct me to some documentation on this issue? Thank you so much for your help.

[rcline46]

The Safe Harbor hardship rules require employee contributions to be suspended for 6 months. That includes voluntary contributions and elective deferrals. Elective deferrals can be either pre or post tax, so that means Roth is also stopped.

[Kevin C]

Will this work for documentation?

1.401(k)-1(f)(4) Designated Roth contributions must satisfy rules applicable to elective contributions

(i) In general. --A designated Roth contribution must satisfy the requirements applicable to elective contributions made under a qualified cash or deferred arrangement. Thus, for example, a designated Roth contribution must satisfy the requirements of paragraphs © and (d) of this section and is treated as an employer contribution for purposes of sections 401(a), 401(k), 402, 404, 409, 411, 412, 415, 416 and 417. In addition, the designated Roth contributions are treated as elective contributions for purposes of the ADP test. Similarly, the designated Roth account under the plan is subject to the rules of section 401(a)(9)(A) and (B) in the same manner as an account that contains pre-tax elective contributions.