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Taking distributions from your IRA account

Here are the withdrawal rules for Traditional and Roth IRA's.

Traditional IRA Roth IRA

Tax Treatment

•Ordinary income taxes are due on the taxable portion for the year of distribution

Penalties

• 10% penalty on most withdrawals made before age 59½

Exceptions (Penalty Waived)

• Death
• Disability
• Substantially equal periodic payments
• Medical expenses above 7.5% of AGI
• First-time home purchase (up to $10,000)
• Post-secondary education expenses
• Payment of health insurance premiums by an individual receiving unemployment compensation for at least 12 consecutive weeks
• IRS levies
• Qualified reservist distribution as provided by the Pension Protection Act of 2006

Required Minimum Distributions

• Must begin withdrawals by age 70½

Tax Treatment

• Contributions are always available for tax-free withdrawals
• No taxes due on earnings if account has been established for 5 years and owner has reached age 59½
• No taxes on earnings - regardless of age - if account is at least 5-years old and is due to death, disability, or first-time home purchase (up to $10,000)
• Ordinary income taxes are due on earnings withdrawn after age 59½ if account is less than 5 years old
• Clock for 5-year holding period starts in the year you make first Roth contribution or conversion

Penalties

• Nonqualified distribution of earnings subject to 10% penalty
• Taxable conversion assets distributed within 5 years of the conversion subject to penalty
• Separate 5-year clock for each conversion account for the purpose of the 10% early withdrawal penalty

Exceptions (Penalty Waived)

• Same as Traditional IRAs (see left)

Required Minimum Distributions

• None during lifetime

Life expectancy tables for traditional IRAs

Account Owner's Designated Beneficiary

Life expectancy table used for RMD calculation (available in pdf format*)

Spouse
- less than 10 years younger
Uniform Lifetime table
Spouse
- more than 10 years younger
Joint Life Table
Non-Spouse Individual
- Children, grandparents, other individuals, qualified estate trust*
Uniform Lifetime table
Non-individual
- Estate, charity or non-qualified trust
Uniform Lifetime table


* To download or print PDF files, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader software on your computer. You may obtain this software free of charge at Adobe's website.


This information is general in nature and is not intended as tax advice. Consult a tax professional as to how this information applies to your situation.

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