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Taxpayers withdrawing funds from an IRA before they turn 70½ are generally subject to a 10 percent penalty on the amount of the withdrawal.

A) True
B) False

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Kathy is 60 years of age and self-employed.During 2019,she reported $100,000 of revenues and $40,000 of expenses relating to her self-employment activities.If Kathy has no other retirement accounts in her name,what is the maximum amount she can contribute to an individual 401(k) for 2019? Assume she paid $8,478 of self-employment tax for 2019.(Round your final answer to the nearest whole number.)


A) $30,152.
B) $36,152.
C) $56,000.
D) $62,000.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following statements regarding Roth 401(k) accounts is false?


A) Employees can make contributions to a Roth 401(k) .
B) Employers can make contributions to Roth accounts on behalf of their employees.
C) Contributions to Roth 401(k) plans are not deductible.
D) Qualified distributions from Roth 401(k) plans are not taxable.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Tyson (48 years old) owns a traditional IRA with a current balance of $50,000.The balance consists of $30,000 of deductible contributions and $20,000 of account earnings.Tyson's marginal tax rate is 25 percent.Convinced that his marginal tax rate will increase in the future,Tyson receives a distribution of the entire $50,000 balance of his traditional IRA.He retains $12,500 to pay tax on the distribution and he contributes $37,500 to a Roth IRA.What amount of income tax and penalty must Tyson pay on this series of transactions?


A) $0 income tax; $0 penalty.
B) $12,500 income tax; $1,250 penalty.
C) $12,500 income tax; $3,000 penalty.
D) $12,500 income tax; $5,000 penalty.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Taxpayers who participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan are not allowed to contribute to individual retirement accounts (IRAs).

A) True
B) False

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Tatia,age 38,has made deductible contributions to her traditional IRA over the past few years.When her account balance was $32,000,she transferred the entire $32,000 out of her traditional IRA and immediately into a Roth IRA.Her current marginal tax rate is 25 percent.What amount of tax and penalty is she required to pay on this rollover?

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$8,000 tax; $0 penalty.She is taxed on t...

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Heidi (age 57)invested $4,000 in her Roth 401(k)on January 1,2011.This was her only contribution to the account.On July 1,2019,when the account balance was $6,000,she received a nonqualified distribution of $4,500.What is the taxable portion of the distribution and what amount of early distribution penalty will Heidi be required to pay on the distribution?

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Retired taxpayers over 59½ years of age at the end of the year must receive minimum distributions from defined contribution plans or they are subject to a penalty.

A) True
B) False

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Dean has earned $70,000 annually for the past five years working as an architect for WCC Inc.Under WCC's defined benefit plan (which uses a seven-year graded vesting schedule) employees earn a benefit equal to 3.5 percent of the average of their three highest annual salaries for every full year of service with WCC.Dean has worked for five full years for WCC and his vesting percentage is 60 percent.What is Dean's vested benefit (or annual retirement benefit he has earned so far) ?


A) $12,250.
B) $42,000.
C) $7,350.
D) $0.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Shauna received a distribution from her 401(k) account this year.In which of the following situations will Shauna be subject to an early distribution penalty?


A) Shauna is 60 years of age but not yet retired when she receives the distribution.
B) Shauna is 58 years of age but not yet retired when she receives the distribution.
C) Shauna is 56 years of age and retired when she receives the distribution.
D) Shauna is 69 years of age but not yet retired when she receives the distribution.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following describes a defined contribution plan?


A) Provides guaranteed income on retirement to plan participants.
B) Employers and employees generally may contribute to the plan.
C) Generally set up to defer income for executives and highly compensated employees but not other employees.
D) Retirement account set up to provide an individual a fixed amount of income on retirement.

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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Qualified retirement plans include defined benefit plans but not defined contribution plans.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following statements regarding contributions to defined contribution plans is true?


A) Employer contributions to a defined contribution plan are not limited by the tax law.
B) Employee contributions to a defined contribution plan are not limited by the tax law.
C) An employee who is at least 60 years of age as of the end of the year may contribute more to a defined contribution plan than an employee who has not reached age 60 by year-end.
D) The tax laws limit the sum of the employer and employee contributions to a defined contribution plan.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Jenny (35 years old) is considering making a one-time contribution to either a traditional 401(k) plan or to a Roth 401(k) plan.She plans to withdraw the account balance when she retires in 40 years.Jenny expects to earn a 7 percent before-tax rate of return no matter which plan she contributes to.Which of the following statements is true?


A) If Jenny's marginal tax rate in the year of contribution is higher than her marginal tax rate in the year of distribution,she will earn a higher after-tax rate of return on the traditional 401(k) plan than on the Roth 401(k) plan.
B) If Jenny's marginal tax rate in the year of contribution is lower than her marginal tax rate in the year of distribution,she will earn a higher after-tax rate of return on the traditional 401(k) plan than on the Roth 401(k) plan.
C) Jenny will earn the same after-tax rate of return no matter which plan she contributes to.
D) Jenny is not allowed to make a one-time contribution to either plan.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Riley participates in his employer's 401(k) plan.He turns 70 years of age on February 15,2018,and he plans on retiring on July 1,2020.When must Riley receive his first distribution from the plan to avoid minimum distribution penalties?


A) By April 1,2018.
B) By April 1,2019.
C) By April 1,2020.
D) By April 1,2021.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following statements concerning individual 401(k) s is false?


A) In general,individual 401(k) s have higher administrative costs than SEP IRAs.
B) Employees of the taxpayer cannot participate in individual 401(k) s.
C) Individual 401(k) s are available only to self-employed taxpayers with 100 or fewer employees.
D) Individual 401(k) s have contribution limitations.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Both traditional 401(k)plans and Roth 401(k)plans are forms of defined contribution plans.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following statements is true regarding employer-provided qualified retirement plans?


A) May discriminate against rank-and-file employees.
B) Deductible contributions are generally phased-out based on AGI.
C) Executives are generally ineligible to participate in these plans.
D) They are generally referred to as defined benefit plans or defined contribution plans.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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A taxpayer can only receive a saver's credit if she contributes to a qualified retirement account.

A) True
B) False

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Jessica retired at age 65.On the date of her retirement,the balance in her traditional IRA was $200,000.Over the years,Jessica had made $20,000 of nondeductible contributions and $60,000 of deductible contributions to the account.If Jessica receives a $50,000 distribution from the IRA on the date of retirement,what amount of the distribution is taxable?


A) $0.
B) $5,000.
C) $37,500.
D) $45,000.
E) $50,000.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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