The Self-Directed IRA LLC Secret

Individual retirement accounts, or IRAs, exist in many forms. In general, if you have income from working for yourself or someone else, you may set up and contribute to an IRA. The major advantage of using a traditional IRA is that contributions are tax deductible. Furthermore, IRA funds can be used for any purpose, including investing in real estate, tax liens, stock, bonds, and gold.

Alternative investments such as real estate have always been permitted in IRAs, but few people seemed to know about this option- until the last several years. This is because large financial institutions have little incentive to recommend something other than stocks, bonds or mutual funds which bring in extremely profitable commission and fees for them.

There are approximately 2.5 million Self Directed IRA accounts in the United States. In the last several years, the number of Self Directed IRA accounts has grown significantly. The significant increase in the number of Self Directed IRAs formed can be largely attributed due to the poor performance of the stock market, the growth of the real estate market, the lack of liquidity in the small business loan market, and the increase media coverage by the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, The New York Times, Business Week, and some of the other major financial media companies.

It is not entirely uncommon for a tax or financial advisor to have not heard of self directed IRAs given the fact that the traditional financial institutions have concealed their benefits due to their focus on selling the more profitable equities, bonds, and mutual funds.

The Self Directed IRA LLC Solution

The Self Directed IRA LLC structure was affirmed in the Tax Court case Swanson v. Commissioner, 106 T.C. 76 (1996), and further confirmed by the IRS in Field Service Advisory (FSA) 200128011 (April 6, 2001).

A Self Directed IRA LLC offers one the ability to use his or her retirement funds to make almost any type of investment on their own without requiring the consent of any custodian or person. Tired of being forced to invest in stocks or mutual funds? Have an investment opportunity, such as real estate or a business investment that you would love to make with your IRA funds? Then the Self Directed IRA LLC is your solution. In addition to the tremendous IRA benefits (tax-free profits, tax deductions, asset protection and estate planning), the Self Directed IRA LLC allows you to invest tax-free in investments that you know and understand. Aside from life insurance, collectibles and certain "prohibited transaction" investments outlined in Internal Revenue Code Section 4975, a Self-Directed IRAs can invest in most commonly made investments, including real estate, private business entities, public stocks, private stocks, and commercial paper.

The Self Directed IRA LLC, allows the IRA holder to:

Use the same Self-Directed IRA LLC to purchase domestic and foreign real estate, private mortgages, gold and stocks, bonds and mutual funds inside the same plan and generate profits tax-free
Purchase real estate foreclosures and tax liens on the spot, or make personal loans by simply writing a check and generate profits tax-free
Buy your retirement home or vacation property now at today’s prices, rent it out, and then move in at the age of 59 1/2!
Diversify your retirement portfolio and invest in almost any type of investment tax-free

The IRA Financial Group will take care of the entire set-up of your Self-Directed IRA LLC “Checkbook Control” structure. The whole process can be handled by phone, email, fax, or mail and typically takes between 7-21 days to complete, the timing largely depending on the state of formation and the custodian holding your retirement funds. Our IRA experts and tax and ERISA attorneys are on site greatly reducing the set-up time and cost. Most importantly, each client of the IRA Financial Group is assigned a tax attorney to help with the establishment of the Self-Directed IRA LLC “Checkbook Control structure. You will find that our fee for this service is significantly less than other companies that perform the same or similar services.

To learn more about the Self Directed IRA LLC structure, contact one of our IRA Professionals at 800-IRA-0646 today!