If the future income tax rate at retirement (end of year 30) is 30%: 1)What is FW or Roth IRA? 2)What is FW of Tax-deductible IRA? 3)Which plan is bet
If the future income tax rate at retirement (end of year 30) is 30%: 1)What is FW or Roth IRA? 2)What is FW of Tax-deductible IRA? 3)Which plan is bet
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If the future income tax rate at retirement (end of year 30) is 30%:
1)What is FW or Roth IRA?
2)What is FW of Tax-deductible IRA?
3)Which plan is better?

Transcribed Image Text:A Roth IRA enables an individual to invest after-tax
dollars during the accumulation phase of a retirement
plan. The money is then income tax free when it is
withdrawn during retirement. A tax-deductible IRA,
on the other hand, provides an up-front tax
deduction for the annual contribution, but it then
requires income taxes to be paid on all future
distributions. A basic assumption as to which plan is
more beneficial concerns the current income tax
rates versus their projected rates in the future. To
illustrate, suppose that $2,000 is available to invest
at the end of each year for 30 years. The income tax
rate now and into the foreseeable future is 28%, so
$2,000(1 - 0.28) = $1,440 is invested annually into
the Roth IRA. However, $2,000 per year can be
invested into a tax-deductible IRA. Money invested
under either plan will be deposited into a mutual fund
earning 8% per year, and all accumulated money will
be withdrawn as a lump sum at the end of year 30.
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