Author : Mr.Alun H. Thomas
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 1451850972
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis U.S. Private Saving and the Tax Treatment of IRA/401(k)s by : Mr.Alun H. Thomas
Download or read book U.S. Private Saving and the Tax Treatment of IRA/401(k)s written by Mr.Alun H. Thomas and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1996-08-01 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The effect of the tax treatment of IRA/401(k)s on U.S. personal saving is examined using household survey data from the Survey of Consumer Finances. The results suggest that the tax treatment of IRA/401(k)s encouraged households to increase the share of assets held in the form of pension savings, at the expense of saving in the form of housing equity. Some evidence also was found to suggest that the tax treatment of pension savings similarly affected the flow of saving. In particular, the data appeared to reject the hypothesis that the tax treatment of IRA/401(k)s increased total personal saving.