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Does IRS tax regular IRA distributions?
Yes, IRA distributions are taxable. You do not pay tax while the money is in the account, but you pay tax when you withdraw the money.
How does an after tax IRA reduce your tax bill?
An after-tax IRA (a Roth IRA) will not reduce your taxes in the current year. You will not get any kind of deduction on your current taxes for contributions to a Roth IRA. However, when you retire the distributions from the Roth IRA will be tax free. A Traditional IRA will give you a deduction on your current year taxes, but the distributions will be taxed as income when you retire.
Do you have to pay fica when taking an IRA distribution?
No. IRA distributions may be subject to income tax only.
Are IRA distributions 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.
Are all Ira distributions 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.
If you inherit a roth IRA and a regular IRA - are they taxable?
Distributions from a traditional ("regular") IRA are taxable unless part of the distribution comes from a non-deductible contribution or a rollover of after-tax money. So you will pay tax when you take money out of the IRA, unless you can establish that the deceased person had after-tax money in the IRA. You may want to approach the executor of the estate to see if the tax records of the deceased reflect any after-tax (non-deductible) contributions. If you are concerned with what happens to your own IRA after you die, consider making your tax records available so that your beneficiary can easily find them. Distributions from an inherited Roth IRA are not taxable if the Roth IRA has been in existence for at least 5 years at the time the distribution is taken. If the IRA has not been in existence for 5 years, only distributions of the earnings are taxable. Distributions of contributions are not taxable. And the regular ordering rules apply: Any distributions are considered to have come from contributions before earnings, so even if you inherit a relatively new Roth IRA, you can try to stretch out the distributions so that you take out the earnings after 5 years. Again, you would need tax records of the deceased to determine whether the IRA is at least 5 years old and if it is less than five years old to determine how much is contributions and how much is earnings.
What benefit does a traditional IRA have over other IRA accounts?
The main advantage of a Traditional IRA, compared to a Roth IRA, is that contributions are often tax-deductible. For instance, if a taxpayer contributes $4,000 to a traditional IRA and is in the twenty-five percent marginal tax bracket, then a $1,000 benefit ($1,000 reduced tax liability) will be realized for the year. Because qualified distributions are taxed as ordinary income (the taxpayer's highest rate), the long-term benefits of the traditional IRA are only comparable to those of a Roth IRA (whose qualified distributions are tax free) if the current year tax benefit ($1,000 above) is reinvested, or if the pre-tax amount going into both is the same.
Is money left to you as beneficiary on a pension taxed?
Distributions will be subject to income tax to the same extent they would be if the deceased had taken them. Roth IRA distributions will be tax-free even if the deceased did not live to age 59 1/2 (except for earnings withdrawn before the fifth year of the Roth IRA).
What is the difference between a stretch IRA and an inherited IRA?
A stretch IRA is a strategy that allows beneficiaries to "stretch" the distributions from an inherited IRA over their life expectancy to minimize taxes, while an inherited IRA refers to an IRA that is inherited by a beneficiary upon the death of the original account holder. Inherited IRAs must be taken as distributions and cannot be contributed to, unlike traditional IRAs.
Where can one find the information about 'Roth IRA Distributions' online?
Information pertaining to Roth IRA distributions can be found online at the Investopedia and the Roth IRA website. Both websites provide valid information pertaining to his or her Roth IRA Distributions.
Do you pay federal income tax on Roth IRA income if withdrawn at age 50?
Yes when you take non qualified distributions. If you receive a distribution that is not a qualified distribution, you may have to pay the 10% additional tax on early distributions under the age of 59 1/2. You do not include in your gross income qualified distributions or distributions that are a return of your regular contributions from your Roth IRA(s). IRS Publication 590 has the details available. about this.
Can you claim post tax on your taxes?
I guess it depends;for instance, the traditional IRA is a retirement savings plan where contributions may be tax deductible and the values can grow tax deferred until withdrawal at retirement.However, for 2010, the IRA contribution limit for any wage earner is $5,000 or the individual's taxable wages, whichever is less. A wage earner over the age of 50 can contribute an additional $1,000 into an IRA. In the case of R-IRA, Roth IRA contributions are not tax deductible by definition. The tax benefit from a Roth IRA is taken at retirement when distributions are tax-free.
