The other difference which can be drawn is that illegal is meant for violation of any law made bye legislatures, for instance, violation of traffic rules.But on th ther side, unlawful stands for disobedience to moral and social set of rules along with violatin if laws.he adjectives unlawful and illegal can both mean âcontrary to or forbidden by lawâ, but unlawful has a broader meaning ânot permitted by rulesâ: thus handball in soccer is unlawful, but not illegal. Source(s): askoxford.com. squimberley Â· 10 years ago. Thumbs up.
Roth IRAs come with a special rule: you can withdraw the amount youâve contributed at any time penalty-free and tax-free. The catch is that you have to have proof of how much youâve contributed over the years.
This is a follow-up to my post Roth IRA Contribution vs. Emergency Fund Savings, where I suggested that people should just fund their Roth IRAs first over an Emergency Fund. The simple reasoning was that anyone can withdraw their Roth IRA contributions at any time, without penalty. (Not earnings, just contributions.) Put in $5,000, and you can take out $5,000 later â be it one day later, one week later, or one decade later. But some concerns were raised about the validity of that assumption, so I wanted to iron that out here using IRS Publication 590.