Absolutely yes it is protected. An IRA is a qualified plan. It is not subject to forfeiture in judgements nor is in an asset available to a trustee in bankruptcy.
I have not heard of a lender forcing a seller to pay from any retirement funds. However if you have a sale that may have tax implications & your seller is trying to prove insolvency by IRS standards in order to avoid the taxes they do use retirement funds to calculate that.
Replies
Absolutely yes it is protected. An IRA is a qualified plan. It is not subject to forfeiture in judgements nor is in an asset available to a trustee in bankruptcy.
Dean Eshelman, CPA