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Jessica is 49 years of age. She has been saving for retirement for many years and has fairly large balance in her IRA. Amanda, Jessica’s daughter who is in her senior year of high school, has been notified that she has been accepted to Rice University. Jessica had expected Amanda to go to a state university and was not prepared for the tuition costs associated with Rice. After some thought, she has decided that the only thing she can do is to take approximately $ 20,000 per year from her retirement plan.

Question: What are the tax consequences to Jessica for the withdrawals from her IRA?

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Solution Tax consequences: a) Distribution from tradtional IRA is taxed as ordinary income but for deductable contribution. (reference: Publication 590-B) (Rationale, contribution to IRA is deductable upto a limit, and tax part is deferred untill the distribution or withdrawal) No Early withdrawal Penalty: as per exception: Purpose of "Higher Education expense" SSEP (Series of subsequent equal payments) is an exception of penalty. b) Reference: IRC: 72(t)(2)(E Reference: IRC:72(0(2)(A)(iv) Keyword used: IRA Early distribution