Ryan is 39 years old and works as a real estate agent. Ryan’s marginal tax rate is 24%. Ryan has a traditional (deductible) IRA with a current balance of $80,000. The IRA consists of $60,000 of contributions that Ryan made and deducted on his tax return and $20,000 of account earnings. In the current year, Ryan receives a distribution of the entire $80,000. He contributes $60,000 to a Roth IRA and keeps the remaining $20,000. What is Ryan’s total income tax and penalty on the transactions?

$0 income tax, $0 penalty

$20,000 income tax, $8,000 penalty

$5,000 income tax, $2,000 penalty

$20,000 income tax, $2,000 penalty

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The answer would be 20000 income tax and 2000 penalty Rol... View the full answer