Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] John is trying to decide whether to contribute to a Roth IRA or a traditional IRA. He plans on making a $5,000 contribution to whichever plan he decides to fund. He currently pays tax at a 32 percent marginal income tax rate, but he believes that his marginal tax rate in the future will be 28 percent. He intends to leave the money in the Roth IRA or traditional IRA for 30 years, and he expects to earn a 6 percent before-tax rate of return on the account. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to nearest whole dollar amount. b. How much will John accumulate after taxes if he contributes to a traditional IRA (consider only the funds contributed to the traditional IRA)? Answer is not complete. After tax accumulation
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3. John is trying to decide whether to contribute to a Roth IRA or a traditional IRA. He plans on making a $5,000 contribution to whichever plan he decides to fund. He currently pays tax at a 30 percent marginal income tax rate but he believes that his marginal tax rate in the future will be 28 percent. He intends to leave the money in the Roth IRA or traditional IRA accounts for 30 years and he expects to earn a 6 percent before-tax rate of return on the account. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to nearest whole dollar amount.) a. How much will John accumulate after taxes if he contributes to a Roth IRA (consider only the funds contributed to the Roth IRA)? After tax accumulation: ?
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Anthony (30) will use the single filing status for 2021. His only income for the year was from wages. In early 2022, he received the following Form W-2 from his employer. He comes to you to have his taxes prepared, and he tells you he would like to contribute to a traditional IRA for 2021, but only if he is eligible to deduct the amount. He has no other adjustments to income. What is the largest amount Anthony can contribute and deduct if he makes the IRA contribution before the filing deadline? A. $0 B. $5,000 C. $6,000 D. $7,000
V. You want to save $2,000 today for retirement in 40 years. You have to choose between the two plans listed in (i) and (ii). (i) Pay no taxes today, put the money in an interest-yielding account, and pay taxes equal to 25% of the total amount withdrawn at retirement. (In the U.S., such an account is known as a regular individual retirement account, or IRA.) (ii) Pay taxes equivalent to 20% of the investment amount today, put the remainder in an interest-yielding account, and pay no taxes when you withdraw your funds at retirement. (In the U.S., this is known as a Roth IRA.) a. What is the expected present discounted value of each of these plans if the interest rate is 1%?
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