Question by The Fervor King: Should I close my Roth IRA and will I face a penalty?
My wife’s parents opened a Roth IRA for her prior to us getting married. It has been opened around six months now. We are considering closing it to pay off her credit card and getting entirely debt free. Is there any sort of exception to the additional taxing on nonqualified disbursements that would apply to this situation? We have other investments in place, and this Roth IRA is really unnecessary. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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Answer by Steve D
Sorry, but unless you can show hardship, there are no exemptions and you will end up paying the 10% penalty.

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My wife and I have Roth IRA’s. We’re close to the income limits. I would like to setup a monthly contribution rate, but I don’t know if I will over contribute because of year end bonuses.

Should I contribute once, at the end of each year (I know I’ll miss out on the interest)?

I also read about being able to contribute some into a roth and some into a traditional IRA. If anyone can clear this up it would be helpful.

Either way, what would happen if I over contribute?

Thank you.

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