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Retirement Account Early Withdrawal Penalties: Avoid Them
Do you have money in a retirement account you’re itching to get your hands on?
If you’re under age 59 1/2, you typically have to pay a 10 percent penalty tax on early withdrawals. And this penalty tax is in addition to the regular income tax you must pay whenever you withdraw your money from tax-deferred accounts such as traditional IRAs and 401(k)s.
The 10 percent penalty tax applies not only to tax-deferred retirement accounts but to Roth IRAs as well—but the penalty applies only to withdrawals of Roth account earnings, not contributions. Roth withdrawals are never subject to regular income tax if the account is held for over five ...
IRAs for Kids
Parts of this article are published with permission from Bradford Tax Institute, © 2021 Daniel Morris, Morris + D’Angelo
Working at a young age in the United States is an American tradition. I did it... I worked at my Father's Construction Business at an early age that taught me a lot of lessons along the way.
What isn’t so traditional is the notion of your child contributing to their own IRA, especially a Roth IRA. But it should be a tradition because it’s a really good idea.
Here’s what you need to know about IRAs for your child. Let’s start with the Roth IRA option.
Roth IRA Contribution Basics
The only Federal-Income-Ta...
2020 Last-Minute Year-End Retirement Deductions
Your Retirement Clock continues to tick; all of a sudden, your retirement is one year closer.
You have time before December 31, 2020, to take steps that will help you fund and build the retirement you can look forward to.
Please take a few minutes to review our thoughts and recommendations for your Retirement Plan Tax-Reduction.
There might be several thousand dollars (and maybe much more) in your pockets by taking the Actions that we recommend in this article. But you'll need to act now to be rewarded.
The Big Picture: Think About Tomorrow Today
1. Establish Your 2020 Retirement Plan
First, a question: As you read this, do you ...