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Can I temporarily borrow from my IRA accounts? [duplicate]

I have several IRA mutual fund accounts in Vanguard Funds. To pay taxes on time, I want to borrow some from the IRA's, but then pay it back within 60 days. Does the IRS allow this?
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Smartest Place to Put Tax Refund

Background: I graduated from university 9 months ago with roughly $30k USD in student loan debt, with interest rates from 3.1% to 6.5%, minimum payments are $300/month. Loan balances are from $2500 ...
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gift is taxable but is "loan" or "debt" taxable?

For tax purpose in the US, what are the differences between (a) you give away your money - gift tax? (b) you loan someone some money - tax free? (c) you pay back the debt you owe - tax free or tax ...
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Loan from friends living abroad

My friends living abroad [non Indians] are ready to provide me financial loan for the purpose of education of my children. If this money comes via inward remittance, what should be the appropriate ...
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Is the repayment of monies loaned to my company considered income?

I have been working diligently for years to get my business off the ground. I have been funding its monthly operation via my personal funds, each month lending the company (an LLC) just enough to pay ...
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What kind of taxes should I expect from a business loan interest?

For example, if I lend a small business $100,000, and they'll pay me back $10,000 in one year. How would I expect taxes to be done? Would the $10,000 be considered ordinary income, or capital gains, ...
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Wire transfer from India to US

I would like send/lend money from US account to My brother-in-law's Indian account(international wire transfer) for 30 lakhs. This will be no interest loan to him. My brother-in-law needs this money ...
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Tax implications of dad paying cash for my home, and me paying him back?

My father found a better loan than us, so we are thinking about him giving us the money for the house, we pay cash for the house so we get it under our name, and then we pay to him every month for the ...
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How to send full loan amount to India from Saudi Arabia?

I work in Saudi Arabia, I took a loan here, nearly 10 lakhs Indian Rupees (1,000,000 Indian Rupees). My questions are: How to send the full loan amount from Saudi Arabia (money exchange), because I ...
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Gift loan and the 100k rule

My uncle gave me a zero-interest 70k loan. I immediately used it to pay off a big chunk of my student loans. As I understand, under the 100k rule he doesn't owe any tax on imputed interest as long as ...
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How can I bring loaned money back to US from India

I am a US permanent resident and I loaned some money to my father in law in India early last year. I transferred US dollars from my US bank account to my NRI (Non resident Indian) account (Indian ...
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Is it taxable if someone return me money?

I lent a friend around $10K to help him start a own small business. Now he has started earning money and wishes to return my money plus some extra (~500) to acknowledge my help. Is the money ...
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How do you declare an interest free loan?

In the discussion around this question about gift tax it was said that a loan must be at market rate, or it is not considered a loan. Respecting the wisdom of the people who said that, I'm unclear ...
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Is the interest on a non-bank loan for a house still considered tax deductible?

I'm trying to buy a house that's listed as not inhabitable in its current state. I want to buy it so I can repair it and live in it. I have all the financials I need, and I have excellent credit, but ...
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When getting a business loan, does it look better to owe the IRS or the credit card companies?

I am looking to take out a $40,000 loan to buy out my mother's existing business, that is doing quite well. I explained to the loan officer, in a phone conversation, (I have not yet sent in my ...
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