Not exact matches
I read about
early withdrawal penalties on
IRAs / 401Ks very often.
Both traditional
IRAs and Roth
IRAs do allow
penalty free,
early withdrawals in specific instances.
If you're taking
withdrawals from your
IRAs anyway, you then have the option to take a
penalty - free
early withdrawal from the PenFed IRA CD if interest rates rise, then invest other IRA money in a new higher - rate CD.
Well the key tax codes to take advantage of for
early retirees are tax - free retirement account conversions / rollovers (from 401k to
IRAs),
withdrawals of contributions (not the earnings, just the initial contribution amounts) to Roth
IRAs which can be done tax - free and
penalty - free, and the 0 % capital gains tax on investments when we're in the 15 % income tax bracket and lower.
And while the Roth IRA is the epicenter of my
early retirement plan, my retirement strategy as a whole revolves around three key «loopholes» in the tax code: 1) conversions, 2) tax - and
penalty - free
withdrawals of contributions to Roth
IRAs, and 3) 0 % capital gains tax when in the 15 % income tax bracket or lower.
The next big piece of the
early retirement tax strategy is the aforementioned tax - and
penalty - free
withdrawals from Roth
IRAs.
Further, your direct contributions to a Roth IRA can be withdrawn at any time without
penalty (here's more info on making
early withdrawals from traditional and Roth
IRAs).
You can begin taking money out of qualified retirement plans such as
IRAs and 401Ks without incurring the 10 %
early withdrawal penalty once you reach age 59 1/2.
But, lesser - known provisions of
IRAs allow for
penalty - free
early withdrawal for qualifying college educational expenses, such as paying for college, books, and related fees, the IRS says.
Now the law allows individuals to receive distributions from their traditional
IRAs to pay up to $ 10,000 of first - time homebuyer expenses without incurring the 10 %
early withdrawal penalty that usually applies to
withdrawals from a traditional IRA before age 59 1/2.
And while the law isn't clear, it seems permissible that, for example, a husband and wife helping one of their children scrape together a down payment could each withdraw up to $ 10,000 from their respective traditional or Roth
IRAs without incurring any
penalty for
early withdrawal.
The typical 10 %
penalty for
early (pre-age 59 1/2)
withdrawal from traditional
IRAs is waived if the distributions is used to pay higher education expenses for yourself, your spouse, or a dependent.
The adjustments — sometimes called above - the - line deductions because you can claim them whether or not you itemize deductions — include (among other things) deductible contributions to Individual Retirement Accounts (
IRAs), SIMPLE and Keogh plans, contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), job - related moving expenses, any
penalty paid on
early withdrawal of savings, the deduction for 50 percent of the self - employment tax paid by self - employed taxpayers, alimony payments, up to $ 2,500 of interest on higher education loans and certain qualifying college costs.
Like
IRAs, there are
penalties to
early withdrawals except in certain hardship cases.
Besides the obvious reduction in your retirement plan, borrowing from your 401 (k) or other
IRAs can be expensive due to
early withdrawal penalties and fees.
Poor tax treatment: Although variable contracts grow tax - deferred until retirement, they impose the same 10 %
early withdrawal penalty as traditional
IRAs and qualified plans.
This can be especially beneficial if you are trying to fill an income gap and / or if you are under age 59 1/2 and don't want to face the IRS
early withdrawal penalty that can be levied on many other plans such as annuities and traditional
IRAs.