The Secret To Creating Wealth: The Real Estate IRA
Would you like to buy and sell real estate without paying taxes? Do you want to know the secret to creating true wealth? The fact is that the wealthy often pay less in taxes because they have tax shelters and one of the best tax shelters around is the IRA account, specifically the Roth IRA.
What is a Roth IRA?
The Roth IRA came into existence in 1998 and is named after the late Senator William V. Roth, Jr. The chief advantage of a Roth IRA is obvious. Although there is no deferral of taxes on the money originally invested in a Roth IRA, as in other IRAs, all income earned by the investments in a Roth account is tax free when it is withdrawn. Another benefit is that you are not required to take distributions beginning at age 70 1/2 as with other accounts, so if you don't need the money to live on, it can continue growing and earning for you tax free.
Also, a Roth IRA makes it easier in some cases to take early withdrawals without penalties compared to other retirement accounts.
But what does this have to do with real estate? You accountant or stock broker probably did not tell you this, but you can actually buy real estate, tax certificates and even mortgages and notes in your IRA! This is a great way to supercharge your retirement investments.
If you call your local stockbroker and tell them you want to buy real estate in your IRA, he will probably tell you that it's not possible and will try to steer you away from such an idea, because he will not make a commission. The key to investing in real estate with your IRA account is going through a special custodian that offers it.
The property will be titled in the custodian's name. For example my tax lien investments are titled as "Equity Trust Company Custodian FBO Donald Carlos Scarpero IRA." The county where my tax certificates are located gets the tax id number for Equity Trust and I pay no tax at all on this investment. My custodian, Equity Trust, handles all expenses associated with my property per the instructions that I send them.
My custodian also offers college savings accounts, so I even have my son's college savings invested in real estate growing tax free at a much higher return than the local bank.
Is that great or what!
So, if you want to grow your investments quickly like the big players, then look into opening a real estate IRA today..
A SECRET WAY A NEWBORN BABY CAN OPEN A ROTH IRA!
The Roth is kind of weird until you get used to it in terms of how much you can put in (contribute) each year depending on how much you earn (compensation). Because of this you really have two limits, one dealing with your compensation and the other dealing with your contribution. Let me explain.The first contribution limit has to do with compensation, in other words you have to be making some money somewhere. As mentioned, you must have some form of compensation to qualify to make a contribution, but there is also an income limit that says whether or not you can put money in; make a contribution. If your adjusted gross income exceeds these limits, you are no longer eligible to contribute to a Roth IRA.
In 2004, the adjusted gross income limits were:?If your tax filing status is "Married Filing Jointly" - $160,000 ?If your tax filing status is "Married Filing Separately" (and you live with your spouse) - $100,000 ?If your tax filing status is "Single", "Head of Household" or ...
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SEP IRA - For Last Minute Tax Deductions
Virginia - February 24, 2003 - The SEP IRA is one of the few remaining methods for small business owners to cut their taxes for last year.
Employer contributions made to a Simplified Employee Pension-Individual Retirement Account, known as a SEP plan, before a company's tax filing deadline are deductible for 2002.
This holds true even if the SEP plan is set up and the contributions are made in 2003."A SEP-IRA allows small business owners and sole proprietors in a very simple manner to cut their tax liability by making retirement contributions for their eligible employees," says Daniel Lamaute, retirement plan specialist at InvestSafe.com and CEO of Lamaute Capital, Inc.The SEP-IRA has several main advantages for employers, says Lamaute.
"Employers get a tax deduction while the SEP-IRA contribution is not taxed as income to the employees.
The earnings within the SEP IRA are taxed deferred until the participant pulls money out, usually at retirement...
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SEP IRA - For Last Minute Tax Deductions
Virginia - February 24, 2003 - The SEP IRA is one of the few remaining methods for small business owners to cut their taxes for last year.
Employer contributions made to a Simplified Employee Pension-Individual Retirement Account, known as a SEP plan, before a company's tax filing deadline are deductible for 2002.
This holds true even if the SEP plan is set up and the contributions are made in 2003."A SEP-IRA allows small business owners and sole proprietors in a very simple manner to cut their tax liability by making retirement contributions for their eligible employees," says Daniel Lamaute, retirement plan specialist at InvestSafe.com and CEO of Lamaute Capital, Inc.The SEP-IRA has several main advantages for employers, says Lamaute.
"Employers get a tax deduction while the SEP-IRA contribution is not taxed as income to the employees.
The earnings within the SEP IRA are taxed deferred until the participant pulls money out, usually at retirement...
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New Program Announced that Helps People Finance Real Estate Using Their IRA or 401k
(ContentDesk) July 28, 2006 -- Sum Total Financial Management has launched a new program that allows people to leverage their IRA or 401k to buy a home, property, vacation home, or any other real estate investment. The new program gets you cash flow that you need to ease the pain of making mortgage payments. Why be in a cash crunch or borrow money from the bank when you already have money in your 401k or IRA? Call Terry Treudt at 866-654-7200 or visit http://usirarealestate.com today to find out how you can be living worry free in your new home..
New Program Announced that Helps People Finance Real Estate Using Their IRA or 401k
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Roth IRA Accounts
In order to understand Roth IRA Accounts, you first need to understand the concept of a Roth IRA. IRA is an acronym for individual retirement arrangements, wherein an earning person can contribute his money to a Roth IRA account. The advantage of this arrangement is that, though the contributions themselves are subject to tax deductions, withdrawals are not taxed. The advantage of this is that your income is allowed to grow tax-free.
This means while a contribution is made with after-tax money, there is no tax involved with the withdrawal, subject to certain conditions.
So in a way, the Roth IRA is a good way to convert income earned from dividends, interest, and capital gains etc. into tax-free money.
An individual cannot contribute more than $4,000 to the Roth IRA Account, though he may have a large number of such accounts. But the contribution limit to these accounts should not exceed $4,000.
A Roth IRA Account can be built from either contributions...
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IRA Catch Up Limits Help Baby Boomers
If you fall into the Baby Boomer generation, having been born between 1946 and 1964, this 3rd stage of life, retirement,
is right in front of you. Keep in mind, that potentially, this is the longest stage of life, possibly lasting 20-30 years. Dont' fail to prepare for this very important transition into your retirement years.
The prospect of actually becoming a retiree looms larger as the years go by. Fortunately, it's just become a little easier to build savings for your retirement years. Why? Because, starting Jan.
1, you can put in $1,000 in "catch-up" contributions to your traditional or Roth IRA, up from $500 in 2005. So, given the $4,000 annual limit for regular contributions, you can put in a total of $5,000 to your IRA in 2006.
Fully funding your IRA should be one of your top investment priorities. Keep in mind that IRAs offer two major benefits:
Tax advantages - If you have a traditional...
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