If you do not do so, then you could get hit with some hefty fines and
penalties come tax time, not to mention quite a shocking one - time expense to boot.
Not exact matches
If you cash out before the age of 59.5 years, you may be subject to
penalties and
taxes (exceptions apply, such as first -
time house purchases and education expenses) but the contributions are the first to
come out.
Elton Brand's huge deal
comes off the books just in
time before the luxury -
tax penalties kick in, and while some of that money will go toward a contract extension for Jrue Holiday, the 76ers will have some breathing room.
Two caveats being: 1) If a) the purchase you're saving for in 15 years is one that doesn't allow for
penalty - free distributions from an IRA, and b) there's a concern that, if you invest the taxable account entirely in equities, there might not be a large enough amount accessible without adverse
tax consequences when that
time comes, you may want to use a more conservative allocation in the taxable account.
When it
came time to pay the IRS after filing my
tax return, I had to dip into my savings for the money, which felt more like a huge, unwanted
penalty than it did paying one's regular
taxes.