[net.taxes] IRAs and income averaging

topher@cyb-eng.UUCP (Topher Eliot) (04/10/84)

In going through the computations for income averaging, I realized that for
a person who can't afford to put the full $2000 (or whatever) into their
IRA every year, and who is in a position to income average, then they could
attempt to optimize by shifting their IRA contributions from year to year.
(I.e. I could put money in right now for either 83 or 84, or I could put
the $$ in a tax-free mutual fund and save it for 85).
However, the calculations involved in such an optimization proved to be too
taxing (har, har) for my poor little brain.  Perhaps I need TKSolver!?

Has anyone else out there given this serious consideration?  Mail responses
to me and I will post a summary.

Cheers,
Topher Eliot
Cyb Systems, Austin, TX
ihnp4!ut-sally!cyb-eng!topher

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