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Question: Have the authorities acquired too much power in recent years?

There are now more cameras on Britain’s streets than anywhere else in the world. Police have acquired powers to detain people for weeks without charge, phone lines are allowed to be tapped, internet and email records can be hacked, bank and medical information can now be reviled without consent, and soon we will all be forced to carry ID cards full of our personnel information. In addition there are plans to have sat navigation in every car in Britain to monitor exactly where and when we have been. I live in London and to use any public transport we will all have to use an oyster card, this also monitors exactly where and when we have travelled. I understand the authorities need to tackle crime but are we giving up our basic freedoms to protect our way of life? I appreciate we need to do all we can to tackle terrorism but are the authorities taking advantage of the current climate of fear; this didn’t happen during the IRA’s campaign of attacks.

Answer: way too much, i dont like conspiracy stories they can do your head in but the theory of one world government is getting less and less conspiracy and more factual every year.
we are being herded like mindless sheep into a total security controlled state and we just shrug it off and accept it.
its frightening how the state has made us like goldfish in a bowl, the faceless money people behind governments use whatever means to further their twisted agenda and personal freedom and liberty is fast dissapearing.
people will as has been proven, put up with almost anything foisted upon them in the name of national defense, americans are really being hammered now as well, by the bush administration.

The Business of Real Estate 4 of 5 – IRA Investing

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Question: Is there a IRA calculator to see how much I can invest for a tax deduction.?

Married couple, 115k, filing jointly, and owed $7k last year, looking to use IRA as a way to reduce paying fed and CA state taxes, we have no other deductions other than standard deduction.

Answer: your tax professional can tell you. it depends on your age, income and whether or not each of you is a participant in a qualified plan through your employer. irs.gov is a great reference.

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Question: I used my 401k as a down payment, do I still have to pay the 10% penalty?

In 2009, another company bought out the company I worked for. In doing so, they decide to dissolve the 401k plan I was in. So, I was faced with two options; roll the money over into an IRA or withdraw the money and use it towards a down payment on my first house. I decided to do the latter. My question is; I know I obviously have to pay taxes on the money I withdrew, but do I still have to pay the 10% penalty for early withdrawal? Or does the fact that my 401K plan had been dissolved or the fact that I used the money as a down payment on my first house excuse me from the 10% penalty? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Answer: There is an exemption from the penalty of up to $10K withdrawal from an IRA for buying a first house, but not from a 401K, so sorry, the penalty applies. If you had first rolled it into an IRA, and taken the down payment for the first house from the IRA, you'd have avoided the penalty on up to $10,000

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IRA and Roth IRAs are two examples of government-regulated retirement savings plans – called qualified plans. Both are generally personal plans you set up at banking-type institutions that you can contribute to and withdraw from yourself. Other examples of qualified plans associated with work are 401(k), 403(b) and their Roth versions- like Roth 401(k).

This article explains which qualified plans have minimum required distributions (MRDs) associated with them and some strategy.

Qualified plans such as 401(k)s, and IRAs were created with specific tax characteristics as an incentive for people to save for their retirement by contributions from their working income.

There are fundamentally two different qualified plan type tax characteristics. I’ll call them

* Deductible Contributions then later taxed, and

* Nondeductible Contributions then never taxed

Taxation and Obligations for the owners (i.e. plan contributors) of the plans

The tax characteristics of the ‘deductible contributions’ type plans are represented by your 401(k) at work or your own IRA. Your yearly contributions to each plan are limited but deductible from your income in the year of contribution. But the income tax of both those contributions and all earnings they create are tax-deferred until you withdraw money from your plan.

Whenever you withdraw from these plans, the withdrawal amount in that year is added to your income to be taxed at your income tax rates. Since qualified plans are geared for retirement, you’re penalized with a tax of 10% on your distribution in addition to whatever income tax is incurred if you’re under 59 1/2.

Lastly, government-regulations obligate you to make at least a minimum required distribution (MRD) each year from your IRAs after you’ve turn 70 1/2.

The tax characteristics of the ‘non-deductible contributions’ type plans are represented by your Roth 401(k) at work, or your own Roth IRA. Your yearly contributions to these plans are limited, but they’re not deductible from your income for taxation. So they’re taxed. But the advantage now is that they and all their earnings and gains will grow each year tax-free – not just tax-deferred.

Additionally, when you withdraw from these Roth-type plans, the money comes out tax-free. But you must wait to withdraw your money until reach 59 1/2 or be penalized as above.

If you’re the owner of a personal Roth IRA, you have no obligation to make any MRDs ever. If you leave your Roth IRA to your spouse, she also has not obligation to make MRDs either.

If you have a Roth 401(k)s, you must make the normal RMDs as those with non-deductible contribution types above, but – like all Roth plans – the money comes out tax free.

What about plan beneficiaries after you die?

All beneficiaries of plans -401(k)s, IRAs, Roth 401(k)s or Roth IRAs – must make MRDs except the spouse beneficiary of a Roth IRA if she chooses to be owner. But remember, RMDs or withdrawals from Roth plans always come out tax free.

How much money must come out in an RMD?

The MRD for a specific year is the value of your IRA (or total of all your IRAs if you have more than one) as of Dec. 31 of the previous year, divided by your life expectancy factor (from IRA table found in Appendix C of IRS publication 590 (online)) for that specific year. So, each year your MRD will change since the value of your IRA will change and your life expectancy will change. A new calculation must be done each year.

You can withdraw more than your MRD, but you’re penalized if you withdraw less. You’re penalty is a tax equal to 50% of that part of your MRD you didn’t withdraw.

Reasons for converting to a Roth IRA Tax free growth and tax free withdrawals forever is hard to pass up. And that’s for owners, spouse beneficiaries and nonspouse beneficiaries.

Only the nonspouse beneficiaries need to make RMDs – but they’re still tax free ones. And those RMDs are based on the beneficiary life expectancy. So if their young, very little has to be taken out.

It makes good sense to convert any Roth 401(k) to your own Roth IRA for the freedom of not having to make RMDs by the owner or his spousal beneficiary. The conversion is tax free.

Conversion from a ‘deductible contributions’ plan to your Roth IRA requires you to pay income tax on amount you choose to convert. For 2010 and beyond there’s not income limit prohibiting you from making the conversion – as there has been.

Holding money in a Roth IRA keeps it safe from future increases in income tax rates that plague holders of ‘deductible contributions’ plans.

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Source – IRAs, Roths, and 401(k)s with Taxed and Untaxed Minimum Required Distributions (MRDs)

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Question: What IRA is right for me?

I’m 21 years old. I don’t make too much, but I gross about $2200 a month. I would like to set up some sort of retirement plan now while I’m still young and able to do so. What type would be right for me? I understand there are different types of IRA’s and when reading about them I kind of understand, but kind of don’t. Any suggestions? My family has always been in debt, they don’t know much about saving or retirement planes. I would however like to avoid that and show my future family how to manage and save money. That’s why I’m doing this.

Answer: A Roth IRA invested primarily in stock mutual funds would be your best bet.

1) While there is no tax deduction for a Roth, the tax savings when you retire will greatly outweigh the tax savings of a tradition IRA right now.

2) Over the long run, stocks return on average about 12% per year. At your age, you can afford to have a bad year or two in the market knowing that you will be better off in the long run.

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