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- From: blenko-tom@CS.YALE.EDU (Tom M. Blenko)
- Subject: Re: What good is a non-deductible IRA?
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- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 01:00:01 GMT
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- Bill "Bill" Tuthill writes
- | Is is my view that non-deductible IRAs are nearly worthless. Since
- you
- | get charged a 10% penalty for early withdrawal, the money is
- basically
- | stuck there until you reach the age of 59 .
-
- I am a student on a stipend and therefore see a lower tax
- rate than if I were employed. Assuming that my tax rate
- will by higher when I retire, it makes sense for me to
- contribute to an IRA now and to take no deduction -- a good
- part of the benefit arises from the differential in the
- tax rate (between now and when I retire). I haven't worked
- out the figures, but I suspect this becomes advantageous
- even if I end up paying an early withdrawal penalty
- (sometime after my tax rate goes up).
-
- I believe the same reasoning works for anyone who expects
- there tax rate to be higher when they retire.
-
- Tom
-