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IRA

Individual retirement accounts include traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs and SEP IRAs. Traditional and Roth IRAs are funded by the individual owner. SEP IRAs are funded by employers. SIMPLE IRAs are generally funded by employers and employees. Special tax rules apply to these accounts.

Nondeductible contribution

Definition A contribution for which no tax-deduction is allowed. The following are examples of contributions that can be deducted. Traditional IRA: An individual who is

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Nest Egg

Definition Savings earmarked to finance a special project , task or event. For retirement planning purposes, retirement nest egg is the amount saved to finance

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Outstanding Transfer

Definition A trustee-to-trustee transfer where the assets leave the delivering IRA in one year and credited to the receiving IRA in the following year.  

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Outstanding Rollover

Definition Distributions taken from an IRA during one year and rolled-over to the same or another IRA during the following year.  For instance, a distribution

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Orphan plan

Definition A defined contribution plan for which there is no plan sponsor or other plan fiduciary willing to act with respect to the plan. Any

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Ordering rules-Roth IRA

Definition The order in which amounts attributed to contributions, conversions and earnings are considered to be distributed from a Roth IRA. The ordering rules are

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