No, They are considered as "Earnings."
You need to have taxable income at least equal to the amount you contribute to your Roth IRA. If you contribute $5,000, but have only $4,000 in taxable income, you need to pay taxes on $1,000 excess contribution.
REIT Tax-Equivalent Distribution This calculator will estimate the tax-equivalent distribution (TED) for an investment in a real estate investment trust (REIT). Investments in REITs are not tax free, but rather may be partially tax-deferred. TED, as set forth in this calculator, measures what an investor would have to earn on a fully taxable investment in order to match the distribution generated when a portion of a REIT's distribution represents return of capital (ROC). This calculator shows a REIT's hypothetical distribution and how ROC impacts tax equivalent distribution.
Maximum IRA contribution is $5,000 or your taxable salary, whichever is less. If you are over 50, you can add an additional amount of $1,500 for a total of $6,500.
You are talking about Paid up additions. No they are not. Proceeds in cash value are not taxable as long as the cash value does not exceed the amount of premiums paid.
Not until you take them out of the IRA.
No. Dividends in a Roth IRA account are not subject to income tax.
It depends on the type of IRA you have. Distributions from a traditional IRA are taxable. Distributions from a Roth IRA are not taxable.
It depends on the type of IRA you have. Distributions from a traditional IRA are taxable. Distributions from a Roth IRA are not taxable.
Dividends in the Traditional IRA are taxed upon distribution (when you physically take the money out for yourself). When the IRA holds stocks the growth and dividends paid within the account are tax deferred.
Generally, they are not. If any of the money includes interest, dividends, or capital gains earned after death, that income may be taxable to the beneficiaries when distributed. If you inherit a retirement account, such as an IRA, distributions therefrom will be at least partially taxable unless transferred into an IRA for the beneficiary. The rules are complex, and will not be addressed here.
Contributions to a SIMPLE IRA, or Savings Incentive Match Plans for Employees, are not taxable. Contributions made to an IRA are, in fact, tax deductible. There are limits on how much one can contribute to an IRA each year, and on how much one can deduct. Distributions from an IRA (whether Traditional or Simple), however, are indeed taxable.
The amount of money you contribute to an IRA in a year cannot exceed your taxable "compensation income" for the year. Compensation income includes earned income such as wages, salaries, net self-employment income, etc. It also includes taxable alimony payments received. It does not include interest, dividends, capital gains, gifts, tax refunds, etc. Even though the general limit for IRA contributions might be $5000, if you don't have $5000 in taxable compensation income, you cannot contribute $5000 to your IRA.
No, the buying of stock in itself does not cause any taxable event. The selling would. Also, if the stock pays any dividends, the dividends could be taxable.
Withdrawals from a traditional IRA are considered taxable income. You do not have to pay tax on withdrawals from a Roth IRA.
No, They are considered as "Earnings."
Any withdrawal amounts from your IRA account would be a taxable distribution from your IRA account and if you are under the age of 59 1/2 the taxable amount will be subject to the 10% early withdrawal penalty plus income tax at your marginal tax rate on the taxable amount.