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Retirement tax questions
You can only make new contributions to a traditional or Roth IRA if you have compensation from working -- this generally means W-2 wages or schedule C self-employment.
For a traditional IRA, all withdrawals are always taxable, since you did not pay tax on the contributions. You will not pay the additional 10% penalty for early withdrawal at your age.
If you have a Roth (after-tax) IRA, withdrawals are tax free if it is at least 5 years since you opened your first Roth IRA (traditional IRAs don't start this 5 year clock). The 5 year clock on Roth IRAs applies once in a taxpayer's life. If you have more than one Roth IRA, look at the date that the earliest one was opened.
‎July 22, 2024
7:32 AM