Kathleen, age 56, works for MH Incorporated in Dallas, Texas. Kathleen contributes to a Roth 401(k), and MH contributes to a traditional 401(k) on her behalf. Kathleen has contributed $30,000 to her Roth 401(k) over the past six years. The current balance in her Roth 401(k) account is $50,000 and the balance in her traditional 401(k) is $40,000. Kathleen needs cash because she is taking a month of vacation to travel the world. Answer the following questions relating to distributions from Kathleen's retirement accounts assuming her marginal tax rate for ordinary income is 24 percent. a. If Kathleen receives a $10,000 distribution from her traditional 401(k) account, how much will she be able to keep after paying taxes and penalties, if any, on the distribution? (answer is not 6000 or 6840)
Kathleen, age 56, works for MH Incorporated in Dallas, Texas. Kathleen contributes to a Roth 401(k), and MH contributes to a traditional 401(k) on her behalf. Kathleen has contributed $30,000 to her Roth 401(k) over the past six years. The current balance in her Roth 401(k) account is $50,000 and the balance in her traditional 401(k) is $40,000. Kathleen needs cash because she is taking a month of vacation to travel the world. Answer the following questions relating to distributions from Kathleen's retirement accounts assuming her marginal tax rate for ordinary income is 24 percent.
a. If Kathleen receives a $10,000 distribution from her traditional 401(k) account, how much will she be able to keep after paying taxes and penalties, if any, on the distribution?
(answer is not 6000 or 6840)
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