Row 47861

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You start with nothing. Income tax is a flat 20%.

You earn $50k, and you put all of it in a 401k. You have never paid income tax.

You take $50k as a 401k loan. Now you have lifetime earnings of $50k, $50k in your pocket, and lifetime tax paid of $0.

You do whatever the fuck you want with the $50k. Doesn't matter.

You earn another $70k. You pay $14k income tax. You repay the 401k loan.

Your lifetime earnings is $120k. Your 401k has $50k in it. You have $6k in cash and $50k that you did whatever the fuck you want with. You pay $14k income tax, resulting in a lifetime tax of $14k on $120k income. This is a tax rate of 11.67%, but income tax is 20%. Sounds like you haven't paid all your tax due yet.

You retire and withdraw the remaining $50k from your 401k. You pay $10k in tax. In your life, you earned $120k and paid $24k tax. This is the income tax rate of 20%. You never paid tax twice on the same dollar at any point.

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text You start with nothing. Income tax is a flat 20%. You earn $50k, and you put all of it in a 401k. You have never paid income tax. You take $50k as a 401k loan. Now you have lifetime earnings of $50k, $50k in your pocket, and lifetime tax paid of $0. You do whatever the fuck you want with the $50k. Doesn't matter. You earn another $70k. You pay $14k income tax. You repay the 401k loan. Your lifetime earnings is $120k. Your 401k has $50k in it. You have $6k in cash and $50k that you did whate…
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