Originally Posted by
Michael70776
As long as you pay the penalties, the IRS doesn't care if you withdraw the money from a 401k or an IRA.
Actually, Penalties and Applicable Income taxes for that year - overall you'll lose about 30-40% of what you withdraw early.
Also, Don't be surprised if someone tries to come after the Roth IRA money someday. We're running out of things to tax.