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1.
Premature withdrawals and insufficient distributions from individual retirement accounts may be taxed.
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True. You can be penalized for them.
2.
If the contributions you make to your IRA are taxed this year, they will be _______ when you withdraw them.
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Non-taxable. They can be taxed only once.
3.
How old must you be in order to make an extra contribution to your IRA beyond the normal contribution limit?
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50. The law lets you make an additional contribution if you are this age or older.
4.
How many times per year may an IRA be rolled over?
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Once. This is the present limit.
5.
A collection of valuable, vintage, handmade Elvis memorabilia is allowed as an IRA investment.
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False. Collectibles are not allowed as IRA investments.
6.
How much is the penalty on an excess contribution to an IRA?
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6 percent. You will be charged 6 percent of the excess that you contribute.
7.
The amount of your IRA contributions that you can deduct from your taxable income begins to be phased out at a certain level of income.
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True. Once you reach a certain level defined by the IRS, your deductibility begins to drop.
8.
If you are single and not covered by another employer retirement plan, the tax-deductibility of your IRA contributions is ________.
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Fully allowable. There are no restrictions in this case.
9.
For married couples filing taxes jointly, as income rises above a certain phase-out point, the deductibility of IRA contributions ________.
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Falls. The higher the adjusted gross income after a certain point, the more the deductibility drops.
10.
Mary is 76 years old and was required to withdraw $8,000 from her traditional IRA last year. She withdrew only $6,000 and did not attempt to correct her mistake. How much of a penalty will she be charged?
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$500. The penalty (starting in 2023) is one-quarter of what one does not withdraw. Since Mary did not withdraw $2,000, she will be penalized $500.