GoldenCrestMetals walks through moving retirement funds into gold without triggering a tax bill – the key being a direct, trustee-to-trustee rollover. Handled that way, an IRA or 401(k) balance moves straight into a Gold IRA with no taxes due and no withholding. An indirect rollover, where the check comes to you first, is riskier: the plan withholds 20% up front, and you have only 60 days to redeposit the full original amount (including the withheld portion) or the shortfall counts as a taxable distribution. Once inside, the metal still has to meet IRC Section 408(m)’s purity rule.

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