Tennessee bumps Arizona from our list (Arizona, while still tax - friendly, taxes distributions from retirement
plans at ordinary income rates).
Not exact matches
But beware that the amount will be taxed
at your
ordinary income rate, so the decision needs to be made with lots of
planning.
The economists Alan Viard and Eric Toder have a
plan to do this; they would offset repeal of the corporate tax by taxing dividends and capital gains
at the same
rate as
ordinary income, and by taxing those gains every year, not just when the stock is sold.
The NUA tax strategy allows certain clients whose qualified retirement
plans contain these appreciated employer securities to eventually pay taxes on the appreciated value of those securities
at the lower long - term capital gains tax
rate, rather than
at the
ordinary income tax
rate that would otherwise apply to retirement
plan distributions.
Caution: Taxable
income from an IRA or retirement
plan is taxed
at ordinary income tax
rates even if the funds represent long - term capital gain or qualifying dividends from stock held within the
plan.
Most or all withdrawals from a workplace retirement
plan will be taxed
at ordinary income tax
rates.
Conversely, with some tax - deferred accounts, you may contribute pretax dollars to qualified retirement savings
plans, such as IRAs or company - sponsored 401 (k) s, in which case distributions or withdrawals are taxed
at ordinary income tax
rates when they occur after age 59 1/2.
So if you're going to receive a pension and Social Security that's going to cover most of your needs, well then now I have all this TSP
plan that's going to be taxed
at ordinary income rates as well.
Since cash and bonds are taxed
at ordinary income rates, you'll want to shield them from taxes in your retirement
plans the most.
But distributions from individual retirement accounts, 401 (k) s and other employer retirement
plans are taxable
at ordinary income tax levels, which hits the top
rate of 6 % on more than just $ 9,000 of taxable
income.
if that option is available under the
plan,
at ordinary Income tax
rates, without the imposition of the 10 percent penalty tax.