The cure for ileocecal valve syndrome? Eliminating certain foods for several weeks, such as raw fruits and vegetables (celery, carrots, cucumber, tomatoes), nuts, seeds, popcorn, spicy foods (salsa, cayenne pepper, hot peppers, chili powder) and stimulants (coffee, tea, caffeine, alcohol, chocolate).
Instead of a distributionof $10,000, letâs say the IRA ownertakes out a distribution of $25,000.This pushes the MAGI above$44,000, making $17,000 of SocialSecurity taxable.However, you can control howmuch tax you pay on Social Securityin many instances by controllingyour IRA distribution strategy.
Distributions from an IRA before the participant reaches age 59 1/2 are normally subject to a 10 percent early distribution penalty in addition to ordinary income tax. However, if the participant uses the money to pay for qualified higher education expenses, the 10 percent tax penalty will be waived.