A fuller guide to this term is on the way. In the meantime, the related terms below explain the ideas around it.
Related MoneyPedia terms
- Traditional IRAA retirement account where you often deduct contributions now and pay taxes later when you withdraw the money.
- SIMPLE IRAA retirement plan for small businesses that lets both employees and the employer contribute with less paperwork than a 401k.
- Solo 401(k)A 401(k) plan built for self-employed individuals with no employees, letting you contribute as both worker and employer.
- Contribution LimitThe maximum amount the government lets you put into a retirement account in a single year.
- Self-Employment TaxThe Social Security and Medicare tax that self-employed people pay to cover both the employee and employer shares.
- Roth IRAA retirement account funded with after-tax money that grows and comes out tax-free.
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