Not exact matches
If you take partial, periodic
distributions from the account, the
distributions will be treated as
gains first
until all of the «
gain layer» is depleted and taxed accordingly.
«
Until today, it was difficult if not impossible for independent authors and publishers to
gain such mainstream digital
distribution,» wrote Smashwords founder Mark Coker in an e-mail.
IRA accounts allow investment income and capital
gains to be tax deferred up
until retirement age at which time the account holder must begin taking
distributions from the account.
To amplify
gains I used their dividend reinvestment plan and left all of the monthly
distributions in the account
until I sold it.
Like all IRA investments,
gains from gold sold within an IRA are not taxed
until cash is distributed to the taxpayer, and
distributions are taxed at the taxpayer's marginal tax rate.
Until the payout date, dividends and capital
gains awaiting
distribution are included in a fund's daily net asset value (NAV).
Tax efficiency: Since ETNs make no interest or dividend
distributions, investors can defer paying tax on any
gains until they sell the note
These IRA
gains are not usually taxed
until you begin to take
distribution at age 70.5.
All of this is good from a tax point of view, by the way; changes in price don't hit you
until you sell the stock / fund (unless the fund has some capital
gains), while dividends and
distributions do.
So let's review those first three statements: • I don't use retirement accounts because I don't want my money trapped
until I'm 60 (wrong: you can take out contributions at any time, and you can get qualified
distributions early for capital
gains) • I'm gonna buy a house in two years, so I opened a Roth IRA today because I can use all that money for my first house (wrong: you can take out your contributions, but any capital
gains would not be qualified
distributions because the account wasn't open for five years) • You can only use $ 10,000 of your Roth for your first house (wrong: You can take out 100 % of your contributions, plus $ 10,000 of your capital
gains if the account has been funded for five years.
However, their nearly $ 1,000,000 portfolio in a taxable account holds several mutual funds that could make end - of - year capital
gains and dividend
distributions, and they're not certain how much (if any) will be distributed
until very late in the year.
If a significant income or capital
gains distribution is anticipated, investors in regular, taxable accounts may want to delay their purchase
until after the record date to avoid having to pay income tax on the
distribution.
Also, any elective derral or investment
gain through a 401 (k) enjoy tax deferral
until actual
distribution.