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Tax Treatment of Roth IRA Distributions
The Roth IRA was created by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, pioneered by the late Senator William V. Roth, Jr. and was made effective on January 1st, 1998. Before 1998, investors who wanted to contribute towards an IRA would either make a deductible or non-deductible contribution to a Traditional IRA. Distributions taken from a traditional IRA were taxed as normal income, and early withdrawals before the age of 59 and a 1/2 were subject to a 10% early withdrawal penalty. The Roth IRA allows investors to take tax-free qualified distributions from their Roth IRAs without having to pay the 10% penalty. Here's how it works... (Read Full)