Two of them can be used to completely avoid the
excess contribution penalty, and the other two prevent it from applying to later years after it has applied to one or more years.
For instance, 1) If your tax rate is low now you'll likely save on taxes 2) If you expect higher tax rates later you'll likely save on taxes 3) It offers good flexibility with the ability to
withdraw contributions penalty free 4) You aren't required to take minimum distributions at any point 5) You can continue to contribute as long as you have income.
If you fail to take a corrective distribution within the time period described above, you'll incur the excess
contribution penalty for the year of the contribution and incur it again for each subsequent year it remains uncorrected.
For example, if you have a $ 2,000 excess contribution in 2017 and you contribute at least $ 2,000 less than the maximum you're allowed to contribute in 2018, you'll incur the excess
contribution penalty for 2017 but not for 2018 or later years.
I'm allowed another $ 5,000 contribution for 2012, am I allowed to contribute the $ 4,000 loss plus the new $ 5,000 for a total contribution of $ 9,000 without incurring an
over contribution penalty.
If you contribute more than allowed, you are subject to a 6 percent excess -
contribution penalty.
From what I understand I don't think the section about withdrawling
your contributions penalty free is correct.
Excess
contribution penalties could be levied if the 60 - day rollover rule is mishandled.
And unlike Traditional IRAs you are allowed to withdraw
your contributions penalty free (and tax free) at any time.
Request a withdrawal for any extra contributions you've made in order to avoid the excess
contribution penalty.
With a Roth IRA you can withdraw your original
contributions penalty and tax free at any time.
Withdraw
contributions penalty - free after account has been open 5 years or any time after the age of 59 1/2
It gives you a way to further distance this emergency money (making it harder to impulse spend) and you can withdraw
your contributions penalty - free at any time.
What happens if cash flow is not adequate - how do you get more money in the IRA without paying the 6 % excess
contribution penalty or rolling good money into bad?
With Traditional IRAs, this applies to your contribution as well, but with Roth IRAs you can withdraw
your contribution penalty - free at any time.