INSIGHTS & IDEAS

Loss in IRA accounts

   Under certain circumstances losses incurred in IRA’s previously funded by nondeductible contributions could produce a current tax loss.  By distributing the entire balance in Roth IRAs you may also declare a loss if the balance distributed is less than your aggregate contributions.  You may be in a position to turn lemons into lemonade, given the recent stock market losses many of us have incurred.

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