Taxpayers who make after-tax contributions to a qualified employer plan recover their investment (cost) when they begin to take periodic payments. How is their investment recovered?

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Taxpayers who make after-tax contributions
to a qualified employer plan recover their
investment (cost) when they begin to take
periodic payments. How is their investment
recovered?
a. The after-tax portion is recovered first
b. the after-tax portion is recovered last
c. Part of each year's distribution is taxable
and part is recovery of cost until all the cost is
recovered.
d. Each year's distribution is multiplied by a
fixed percentage to determine the taxable
amount and the cost recovery of each
distribution.
Transcribed Image Text:Taxpayers who make after-tax contributions to a qualified employer plan recover their investment (cost) when they begin to take periodic payments. How is their investment recovered? a. The after-tax portion is recovered first b. the after-tax portion is recovered last c. Part of each year's distribution is taxable and part is recovery of cost until all the cost is recovered. d. Each year's distribution is multiplied by a fixed percentage to determine the taxable amount and the cost recovery of each distribution.
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