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Traditional IRA distributions are taxable and, unless you're 59 1/2 years old, subject to an extra 10 percent tax penalty. However, if you qualify as a first-time home buyer, you avoid the additional tax, but not regular income taxes, on your distribution. For example, assume you're not yet 59 1/2 years old, that you pay a 25 percent tax rate and that you take a $10,000 distribution for your first home.
Whether or not your withdrawal from a Roth IRA is taxes depends on a few factors. First, the funds must have been in the Roth IRA for at least five years before they can be withdrawn. Withdrawals made after age 59 and 1/2 are normal retirement withdrawals and are not taxed. You paid tax on that income when you first contributed to the Roth IRA. If the withdrawal is made before age 59 and 1/2 and is only up to the amount that has been contributed to the Roth IRA then no income tax is charged. Withdrawals of contributions are tax-free.