The Tax Professionals Blog — ira
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) & Unrelated Business Income
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Generally, an IRA is exempt from tax except for unrelated business income (UBI).Using a Traditional IRA as an Income Diversion Tool
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Making a deductible Traditional IRA contribution in one year and then converting it to a Roth IRA in the next year has the effect of moving the income from the first year to the second year. For example, a taxpayer made a Roth contribution in 2016 and then later it is determined his income in 2017 iwill be in a substantiallyDeducting IRA Losses
Posted by Lee Reams Sr. on
A question that frequently arises is “can IRA losses be deducted?” The answer to that question is yes, but only under certain very limited circumstances.
Waiving the Required Retirement Minimum Distribution Penalty
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The penalty, called the excess accumulation penalty, for failing to take the required minimum distribution from IRAs and qualified plans is 50% of the amount that should have been withdrawn but wasn’t. Not all trustees (financial institutions) remind their clients to take the distribution, and it is quite easy for elderly individuals to overlook or not understand the distribution rules, resulting in a potentially severe penalty. However, the IRS does have a liberal policy for having the penalty waived.IRD Income and the Frequently Overlooked Estate Tax Deduction
Posted by Lee Reams Sr. on
When a client comes in with a 1099R or Schedule K-1 with income from an inherited individual retirement account (IRA), ask two very important questions