Tax reform is about simplifying the tax code and lowering taxes on beneficial activities while reducing tax leakages, or loss of revenue, and raising taxes on harmful activities. Hereâs what TRAIN does towards that end. First, the reform increases the income tax exemption threshold and adjusts the income tax rates and tax brackets to ensure that Filipinos will have higher disposable income. It is a realization that the economy cannot grow and prosper by squeezing out taxes from the middle class.
Withdrawing your earnings is a different matter. Any money in a withdrawal that exceeds the amount of your original contributions is considered âearningsâ and is subject to possible penalties and taxes. The penalty for early withdrawal of earnings, except under certain specified conditions, is 10 percent of the earnings that you withdrew. In addition, you may have to pay income taxes on those withdrawals.
The dollar amount of the penalty is based on the amount withdrawn from the account. A $10,000 withdrawal will result in a penalty of $1,000, while a $50,000 withdrawal triggers a $5,000 early withdrawal tax. The simplest way to avoid the IRA early withdrawal penalty is to wait until age 59 Â½ to begin withdrawing money from your IRA.