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.
If you're intent on taking a maximum distribution from your IRA, the 10 percent penalty could end up costing you dearly, particularly if you're in a high tax bracket. For example, in 2012 the highest federal income tax bracket was 35 percent.