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                                                                   TRADITIONAL IRAs
Contributions
  • Minimum Beginning Age ..............................................................................................None
  • Maximum Age .............................................................................................................70½
  • Maximum amount of contribution the lessor of earned income or:
    • Under Age 50:
      • Years 2005-2007................................................................................ $4,000
      • Year 2008 .......................................................................................... $5,000
      • Beyond 2008 ...................................................................................... $5,000 + CPI
    • Age 50 or Over:
      • Year 2005 .......................................................................................... $4,500
      • Years 2006-2007 ............................................................................... $5,000
      • Year 2008 ...........................................................................................$6,000
      • Beyond 2008 .......................................................................................$6,000 + CPI
  • Income limits for deductible contributions (partial deduction within range):
    • Inactive participants in a pension plan ................................................................None
    • Active participants, filing single. .....................................................$52,000 - $62,000
    • Active participants, filing joint. .....................................................$83,000 - $103,000
    • Active participants, married filing single. ..................................................$0 - $10,000
    • Inactive participant with active participant spouse,
                                                                 filing joint, joint income ...$156,000 - $166,000
Distributions
  • Age at which no penalty is imposed ..............................................................................59½
  • Required beginning date April 1 following year became 70½ 

                                                                         ROTH IRAs

Contributions

  • Minimum Beginning Age ..............................................................................................None
  • Maximum Age .............................................................................................................None
  • Maximum amount of contributions:.............................................. See Traditional IRAs above
  • Income maximum – regular contributions (partial phase out within range):
    • Filing single ..................................................................................$99,000 - $114,000
    • Filing joint, joint income .............................................................$156,000 -  $166,000
    • Fining separate. .......................................................................................$0 - $10,000
  • Income maximum – conversion contributions:
    • Filing single ..................................................................................................$100,000
    • Filing joint ................................................................................................... $100,000
    • Filing separate ...........................................................................................Not Eligible

Distributions

  • Age at which no penalty is imposed................................................................................ 59½
  • Required beginning date ................................................................................................None
  • When income is tax free
    • Distributions of contributions. ...........................................................................Always
    • Distributions of earnings ...........................After 5 years and one of the following occurs
                                                                 turn 59½, death, disability or first home purchase
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