# Benefit 2: Surplus Distribution

Members who do not receive a Benefit Payout and who complete a 5-year membership are entitled to “cashing out” their portion of the surplus of the tDAO fund. The total number of Membership Credits held by a member determines how much surplus they are entitled to.&#x20;

Membership Credits are burned once surplus is cashed out.

To learn more about how Surplus is calculated and distributed, please refer to the Takadao Whitepaper.&#x20;