Not exact matches
In a Traditional IRA, our
money is taxed only
upon withdrawal; in a Roth IRA, we contribute post-tax dollars that grow tax - free and we're not taxed when we withdraw them in retirement.
The benefit of that is you're taking
money that's pre-tax and is going to be fully taxable in retirement, moving it to after - tax
money and thus tax - free
upon withdrawal.
You don't receive a tax deduction for your contribution to the plan (i.e., it's made with «after - tax»
money that you've already paid on) but the funds, as well as any growth, will be free of tax
upon withdrawal.
It is a powerful tool because after - tax
money is contributed to the account and grows tax - free, and
withdrawals can be made tax - free
upon reaching the age of 59 1/2.
Stocks should have higher growth than bonds so if you put them in a tax free (
upon withdrawal) account like a Roth IRA you will have more
money than if you were to put bonds in your Roth IRA.
However, the
money you eventually take out of your 401 (k) will be taxed
upon withdrawal at your current tax rate.
Now you don't get a tax deduction, but once the
money goes into the Roth IRA, that initial contribution, your principal, future growth, income, are all 100 % tax - free
upon withdrawal at retirement.
If the investment is stock shares or mutual fund shares and the only thing that has happened since you invested is that the per - share price went up (there were no dividends paid or mutual fund distributions that occurred between the purchase and today) so your investment is now worth $ 12,000, then by all means you can withdraw $ 10,000 from your investment, but you can not withdraw only the original investment and leave the gains in the account; your
withdrawal will be partly the original post-tax
money that you put in (and it will be not be taxed
upon withdrawal) and partly the gains on which you will owe tax.
The accounts offer protection from the REIT tax rules since
money made is only taxed
upon withdrawal, if at all.
But since they're taxed as income, that means more
money taken out
upon withdrawals, lessening the value of your account and offsetting your earnings.
Only
upon withdrawal of the
money are taxes due on the growth portion.
However, your
money grows tax - free, meaning it is not taxed
upon withdrawal.