IRA Plans

IRA stands for Individual Retirement Arrangement. It also can mean Individual Retirement Account.

in Ireland

The money you invest is from before tax...so say you normally make $100 and pay tax of $25, you would have $75 to invest. By being allowed to use before tax money, the entire $100 is invested. So you have more money working for you. Then the (presumably) gains on your investment, which would normally be taxed as realized, (so if you have interest income or sell a stock at a gain you normally really receive only that after tax amount again), aren't taxed currently. Leaving you all your investment income to re-invest. It does not go untaxed however. When you reeach retirement and start withdrawing it, the amount you withdraw is taxable then. (Of course, it has worked for you the whole time, is now paid in later probably deflated dollars, and probably when your income and rate is lower).

If you inherit a 401(k) plan, many companies often cash you out shortly after you inherit the plan, which makes the entire amount taxable. However, the Pension Protection Act, passed in 2006, allows all beneficiaries to move money to an IRA. Nevertheless, you're limited as to how the movement takes place if you're not the spouse of the decedent.

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Anything to do with IRA has to be extremely conservative. As such, options trading with an IRA account allows you to only perform simple call options and put options buying as well as debit spreads only. You will not be able to do any naked writes or credit spreads. As such, you are really not getting "Full option trading" with an IRA account.

yes, up to $100,000 currently

That sounds like a good idea and would benefit all of the communities of northern Ireland. IRA withdrawals are taxable, so I don't see what difference it makes....once withdrawn it is the same as any other income...there is no way to specify the money being spent is IRA money. I guess, to the degree you have expenses to offset the taxable income, it could make sense to use it them rather than years you may not have the same deductable expenses. Be aware, nursing home expenses are not nessasarilarly deductible by anymeans, and certain not entirely if at all.

I.R.A means International Reading Association.

or Individual Retirement Account. (novanet)

* Email * Print Question: I recently received a small class-action settlement check from Lucent Technologies for inflated stock pricing. I owned the stock in my IRA, and the check is made out to me and Vanguard, my IRA custodian. Do I cash the check or send it to Vanguard? -- C.W., O'Fallon, Ill. Answer: We called Vanguard about your situation, and the company agreed to accept the check and tuck the money back into your IRA. Endorse the check and send it to Vanguard, with instructions to roll it into your account. "A settlement is not considered a contribution," says IRA expert Ed Slott of Rockville Centre, N.Y. "It is replacing lost value and constitutes a valid rollover to your IRA." Related Results * Short Term Energy Monitoring: A Road To Long Term Energy Savings? * NCS-Omnicare: The New Landscape For M&A * Cloud Computing Also Hit by IT-Spending Cutbacks * Ohio's Health House Provides Asthma-Free Indoor Living * Agistix's On-Demand Solution Gives Maxim Centralized Logistics Control Slott says that you are on solid legal footing, because the IRS issued 11 private-letter rulings at the end of 2004 regarding legal settlements in connection with investments inside IRAs. Although such rulings apply only to the individual cases they address, they are an indication of how the IRS would rule in similar circumstances.

yes

depends on what investment are in the Roth and what they made

$6000 for 2008

yes, but it would be a distribution with penalties if not needed age.

Yes, $114,000 for single filing and $166,000 for joint filing.

If your bank drops interest rates below acceptable levels or you find a better deal elsewhere, it's time to transfer your IRA CD to another bank. You need to be careful during this process. If you request funds from your old IRA and hold them longer than 60 days, you're going to pay income taxes on the money as well as a 10 percent penalty for early withdrawal if you're under age 59 ½. Luckily, avoiding this penalty is easy once you understand IRA transfer rules.

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Yes, anybody (US citizen) with earned income.

I assume you are talking about a bank IRA CD? Brokerage IRA don't mature or have a maturity date like bank IRA CD's. In bank IRA CD's, the maturing amout would be the amount deposit when the CD was open and the accrued interest that the CD has earned from opening time to maturity date (i.e 1 years, 2 year, etc). If you take the amount out before maturity date, then there would be a penalty that the firm which holds that CD would deduct from the current CD amount (amount deposit + the interest that has already been earned).

$5000 for under 50 and $6000 for individual over 50

No, the are protected by the courts.

No, CD's are purchased in bank accounts (not brokerage) within Trad. or Roth IRA's

No, unless it's a divorce or death issue.

Depends....if you want to get hit with taxes and all. Best to consult with a tax/financial advisor.

What? Please explain.