My wife and I both work full time and do not receive a 401k from our employers. Combined we bring in $164,000.00 a year gross salary. Can
we invest in a Traditional IRA and a Roth? What are the tax implications?
Thanks for your help!
Need Some Advice on IRAs
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Re: Need Some Advice on IRAs
Yes you can invest in both, but limit is $5,500 a person unless over 50SilasDoGood wrote:My wife and I both work full time and do not receive a 401k from our employers. Combined we bring in $164,000.00 a year gross salary. Can
we invest in a Traditional IRA and a Roth? What are the tax implications?
Thanks for your help!
Traditional ira taxes are when you withdraw and Roth you pay taxes now.The biggest question is what do you see your retirement tax rate being?
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Re: Need Some Advice on IRAs
Typically you get a full deduction for your TIRA contributions if you don't have a retirement plan at work.
http://www.irs.gov/Retirement-Plans/201 ... an-at-Work
You can each have both a TIRA and a Roth but the sum of your contributions to both is limited to the same amount as if you only contributed to one. Typically
contributing to one type will be more favorable than the other depending on your tax bracket now vs your tax bracket when you withdraw funds in retirement.
At your income level, typically that would be the TIRA.
http://www.irs.gov/Retirement-Plans/201 ... an-at-Work
You can each have both a TIRA and a Roth but the sum of your contributions to both is limited to the same amount as if you only contributed to one. Typically
contributing to one type will be more favorable than the other depending on your tax bracket now vs your tax bracket when you withdraw funds in retirement.
At your income level, typically that would be the TIRA.
Re: Need Some Advice on IRAs
Given your income level and the contribution limits on an IRA, i would go 100% T-IRA.You would be sheltering the highest 7% of your income.SilasDoGood wrote:My wife and I both work full time and do not receive a 401k from our employers. Combined we bring in $164,000.00 a year gross salary. Can
we invest in a Traditional IRA and a Roth? What are the tax implications?
Thanks for your help!
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Joe