“또 IRA취급 은행에는 어떻게 학자금 용도 인지를 설명할 수 있을 까요? “---->You need to contact your IRA custodian. This is the firm that you opened your account with or transferred it to. And tell your custodian you would like to take an IRA distributions to cover higher-education expenses. Your custodian will typically review IRS rules regarding this area to ensure you are indeed eligible to receive the money and not pay the 10-percent tax penalty. You also need toinstruct your custodian on how you would like to receive the money. Most custodians will write a paper check and mail it to you. However, you should have the options of receiving an electronic bank transfer. The IRS doesn't limit how much IRA money you may use for education; the amount simply cannot exceed the total cost of your qualified higher-education expenses. Also you shlud review IRS Form 1099-R. You should receive this in late January or early February from your IRA custodian. IRS Form 1099-R details all IRA distributions you took during the tax year. Check to see that your custodian properly reported your distributions to the IRS. For example, Box 7 should include the number "2," which, as of November 2012, indicates an early IRA withdrawal that is exempt from the 10-percent tax penalty.