Yuki (age 45 at year-end) has been contributing to a traditional IRA for years (all deductible contributions)
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Yuki (age 45 at year-end) has been contributing to a traditional IRA for years (all deductible contributions) and her IRA is now worth $50,000. She is trying to decide whether she should roll over her traditional IRA into a Roth IRA.Her current marginal tax rate is 24%.She plans to withdraw the entire balance of the account in 20 years and she expects to earn a before-tax rate of return of 5% on her retirement accounts and a 4% after-tax rate of return on all investments outside of her retirement accounts.For each of the following alternative scenarios indicate how much more or less Yuki will accumulate after taxes in 20 years if she rolls over her traditional IRA into a Roth IRA.Be sure to include the opportunity cost of having to pay taxes on the rollover.
a. When she withdraws the retirement funds in 20 years, she expects her marginal tax rate to be 35%.
b. When she withdraws the retirement funds in 20 years, she expects her marginal tax rate to be 18%.
c. Assume the same facts as in part (b) except that she earns a 3% after-tax rate of return on investments outside of the retirement accounts?
d. In general terms, reconcile your answer from part (b) with your answer to part (c)(no numbers required).
Opportunity CostOpportunity cost is the profit lost when one alternative is selected over another. The Opportunity Cost refers to the expected returns from the second best alternative use of resources that are foregone due to the scarcity of resources such as land,...
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Taxation Of Individuals And Business Entities 2019 Edition
ISBN: 9781259918391
10th Edition
Authors: Brian C. Spilker, Benjamin C. Ayers, John Robinson, Edmund Outslay, Ronald G. Worsham, John A. Barrick, Connie Weaver