Chapter 16 Practice Questions
- 1. Which of the following is permitted inside of your IRA account?
- A. Purchasing life insurance
- B. Purchasing art
- C. Purchasing a variable annuity
- D. Writing 10 call options on XYZ Corporation with no long position in the stock
- 2. ERISA regulations apply to all of the following except:
- A. Beneficiary designation and participation requirements
- B. Section 457 plans
- C. Vesting requirements
- D. Disclosure requirements
- 3. The income tax burden is likely to be the lightest on retirement income coming out of a:
- A. SEP IRA
- B. Roth IRA
- C. Defined benefit plan
- D. Keogh plan
- 4. A 57-year-old beginning substantially equal periodic payment plan payments under Rule 72(t) would have to continue receiving those payments:
- A. For five years
- B. For ten years
- C. Until age 59 1/2
- D. At least until age 59 1/2, with mandatory recalculation prior to age 62
- 5. The owner of a traditional IRA is required to begin taking distributions by what date?
- A. December 31 of the year she turns 72
- B. December 31 of the year she turns 59 1/2
- C. April 1 of the year she turns 72
- D. April 1 of the year after she turns 72
- 6. Which of the following refers to an investor’s ability to avoid IRS penalties by taking substantially equal periodic payments?
- A. Rule 59(a)
- B. Section 1035
- C. Rule 72(t)
- D. Section 457
- 7. All of the following are exceptions that would allow an investor to avoid the 10% tax penalty on IRA early withdrawals except:
- A. Withdrawals for certain educational expenses
- B. Death
- C. Living expenses if unemployed
- D. First-time home purchase up to $10,000
- 8. Keogh plans are retirement plans used for:
- A. S-corps
- B. Non-profit organizations
- C. Teachers
- D. Sole proprietors
- 9. All money coming out of a tax-qualified retirement plan is:
- A. Taxable as ordinary income
- B. Received ta