Personal Business in Roth IRA
I have a client that owns a small business that he started six months ago. Can he, and how would he go about putting it in his Roth IRA. Some of the business facts: It is organized as an LLC, he works from home (therefore gets many tax deductions for home office), his total investment in starting the business is around $3,000, and for 2009 he expects minimal profits and/or possibly a net loss. No contributions were made to his Roth IRA in 2008, and for 2009 no contributions have been made as of yet. Thank you.
Permalink Submitted by Alan Spross on Wed, 2009-05-06 22:44
This idea would be a prohibited transaction and his business would be a “disqualified person”. See Sec 4975 attached:
http://www.fourmilab.ch/ustax/www/t26-D-43-4975.html