Not exact matches
You do need to be careful, however, that you understand when and how you are allowed to withdraw your earnings (the interest you earn on your contributions)-- before your retirement age, because if you're not careful you could be subject to a 10 %
early withdrawal penalty by the IRS, and be taxed at your
normal tax rate.
This not only avoids the
normal 10 %
penalty for
early withdrawal from an IRA, it spreads your
withdrawal out among so many years that you end up paying a * much * lower tax rate on the money withdrawn compared to drawing it down in your retirement years.
You may withdraw money from a Traditional or SEP IRA for a house down payment and pay only your
normal income tax rate on the
withdrawal (not the usual 10 %
penalty for
early withdrawals) if you meet these criteria:
This means that should you take a
withdrawal before you reach retirement age, you pay taxes on that money as
normal income, plus an additional 10 percent
penalty for
early withdrawal.
In addition to
normal income tax, you will owe a
penalty of additional tax on the amount of the
early withdrawal (unless you meet an exception).
For example, California adds a 2.5 % state tax
early withdrawal penalty, so it ends up being 12.5 %, plus the
normal income tax on the
withdrawal... pretty substantial and makes me less inclined to use this approach (at least while living in California).
• It displays all of the information other 401 (k) software does, and much more (like calculating
normal withdraw taxes,
early withdrawal penalties and taxes, accounting for most loans, and tax savings on contributions).
You can withdraw up to $ 10,000 without the
normal 10 percent
early -
withdrawal penalty to pay for qualified first - time homebuyer expenses.