IRA Calculator

An IRA calculator is very useful in helping people save for retirement. An IRA calculator will calculate how much a person needs to save in order to retire comfortably without having to change his or her lifestyle. Below is a free IRA calculator to help you plan your retirement. Also check out other free IRA calculators in other sections of this website such as the Roth IRA calculator.

How can an IRA calculator help me plan my retirement?

Although there are many types of IRA calculators, the IRA calculator featured below calculates how much money you will accumulate if you were to invest the same amount every year into your IRA account. For Roth IRA, see the Roth IRA calculator.

When using the IRA calculator and contributing to an IRA, pay particular attention to the contribution limit. For example, in 2007, the maximum IRA contribution was $4,000 for any income earners or 100% of compensation. The catch up contribution was $1,000. When investing in an IRA, make sure that you do not over-contribute or you will incur a fine imposed by the IRS.

Traditional IRA Calculator

In a traditional IRA, you contribute into an IRA with before tax dollars. That means, your traditional IRA contributions are tax free. When filing tax return, don't forget to deduct your IRA contributions. In contrast to the traditional IRA, contributions to a Roth IRA are not tax free but withdrawals are tax free.

What are deductible?

Contributions to a traditional IRA are tax deductible. However, expenses associated with the traditional IRA are not tax deductible. The trustees' fees, for example, are not tax deductible because they are billed separately and do not go into the IRA account. Brokers' commissions are considered part of the IRA contributions and are therefore tax deductible subject to limitations.

Withdrawals from a traditional IRA are taxed at the taxpayer's ordinary income rate.