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- From: ask@cbnews.cb.att.com (Arthur S. Kamlet)
- Subject: Re: what is a non-deductible IRA ?
- Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus, Ohio
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- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 23:43:59 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.234359.10068@cbnews.cb.att.com>
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- In article <1huubjINN4n7@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> jxs18@po.CWRU.Edu (Jerry Sy) writes:
- >I read a previous thread about a NON-DEDUCTIBLE IRA, what is it ?
- >isn't it that IRA contributions are taken from your gross pay, before
- >taxes, and all earnings are tax-deferred ?
-
-
- I think that's a 401k (or 403b or similar) that's taken from your
- gross pay. If your employer does not participate in such plans and
- has no pension plan for employees, and same for your spouse, then
- you can set up your own deductible IRA if your income is below
- certain limits. You can then deduct those IRA contributions
- to reduce your adjusted gross income.
-
- But if any of the above conditions are not met, you can still
- establish an IRA and contribute up to 2000 per year but cannot
- deduct that contribution from income. That would be a
- non-deductible IRA. But the earnings in the IRA grow tax
- deferred - without being taxed each year. That's good. Compounding
- magic and all that.
- --
- Art Kamlet a_s_kamlet@att.com AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus
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