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His IRA Bought a $50,000 Bourbon Barrel. The IRS Called It a Withdrawal and Taxed More of His Social Security.

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A retired investor directed his self-directed IRA to buy a bourbon barrel and never touched a drop, yet the IRS still treated it as a taxable withdrawal that rippled into his Social Security benefits and potentially his Medicare premiums.

First report: A $450,000 Traditional IRA vs. Roth IRA at Age 62: The Hidden Tax Bracket Trap finance.yahoo.com, 12d

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