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February 17, 2009

Individual retirement annuity (IRAnnuity)

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Definition

Individual retirement annuity (IRAnnuity )is the annuity-contract version of an individual retirement arrangement, and is issued by an insurance company. There are several versions of an IRAnnuity, (a) traditional IRAnnuity, where assets accrue earnings on a tax-deferred basis and distributions are treated as ordinary income, (b) Roth IRAnnuity, where assets accrue on a tax-deferred basis, but qualified distributions are tax-free (c) SEP IRAnnuity, which are established and funded by business owners/employers for their employees.

Referring Cite

IRC § 408(b), IRS Publication 590

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