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| Subject: Re: IRA for 13 yr. old | Date: 8/9/1999 2:25 PM | |
| Author: zorloc | Number: 13005 of 72263 | |
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I agree that the IRS is not going to track down a minor being paid and try to collect, unless some benefit is attempted. If you want to setup an IRA, you would have to report the self-employment income, which if the amount is over $400 would make you suseptable to the Self-Employment taxe (15.3%). Unless there is an exception for young children (so you don't have to pay the SE tax), this would be a horrid deal for you. First, you are losing 15.3% of your principal. Second, you will not derrive any benefit from paying Social Security or Medicare, since they only counts years/earnings after you are 22 or 23. It seems to me that the better investment would be to set up a taxable custodial account, which most major financial houses will do (Vanguard, T.Rowe Price, etc.). jbw |
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