Applies to an investment with accumulated earnings that are free from taxation until the investor takes possession of them. Usually, you cannot take possession of these investments without penalty until you are 59-1/2 years old. Tax-deferred investments are allowed by the IRS to save for retirement.

A provision that allows taxes to be postponed until a later date. Generally this applies to investments in retirement plans, annuities, savings bonds and Employee Stock Option Plans.

Taxes that can be paid at a future date, typically when shares of certain investments are sold. Tax-deferred mutual funds can increase interest payments because more money is compounded in the fund.

Earnings that accumulate free from taxation until withdrawn. Common types of tax-deferred products include individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and tax-deferred annuities.

An investment in which some or all taxes are paid at a future date, rather than in the year the investment produces income. Tax-deferred investments in particular refer to retirement accounts, which allow deferral of taxes on contributions, growth, or both; taxes are not paid until withdrawal of funds during retirement.

Accounts in which taxes are not paid on investment growth or earnings until funds are withdrawn from the account, such as a Qualified Retirement Plan.

Although taxes will be due on these investments when funds are withdrawn, as long as they remain in the investment vehicle, the interest earnings are not taxed. The taxes are "deferred." p 96

A term to describe an investment whose earnings are free from taxation until they are withdrawn by the investor.

Investments where earnings that are not taxed in the current year but will be later, usually at the time of withdrawal. Examples of tax-deferred investments are Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), employer 401(k) and 403(b) plans, and annuities.

When you invest in something like an AVC or PPP, you receive an initial tax refund from the government and are then deferring taxes until you withdraw money in the form of annuity payments, when you will be liable to income tax.

An investment in which all tax is paid at some to-be-determined date in the future. The underlying assumption is that it will be financially beneficial for the owner to pay this tax in the future rather than the present. Under certain scenarios, tax-deferred investment may become tax-free investments if money is spent on certain items, like education.

An investment such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account in which interest, dividends and capital gains are not taxed until the money is withdrawn.

an investment that postpones taxation on earnings until the money is withdrawn. Examples include individual retirement accounts, 401(k) plans, and tax sheltered annuities (TSAs).

An investment in which accumulated earnings (interest, dividends or capital gains) are not taxed until the investor withdraws them.

Description of an investment whose earnings are not taxed until they are distributed to an investor. For example, funds placed in an individual retirement account (IRA) or Keogh plan are not taxed until withdrawal or when annuity payments begin.

Refers to an investment where interest earned (and sometimes the principal invested) is not taxed until the amounts are withdrawn.

Federal income tax is not paid on contributions or earnings to a retirement plan until the money is withdrawn.

Earnings accumulate in qualified retirement accounts or annuities without being taxed. Instead, taxes are deferred until money is withdrawn or a distribution is made.

Contributions made to qualified retirement accounts may grow and accumulate earnings without being taxed. Taxes on such earnings are deferred until the money is withdrawn.

The term tax-deferred refers to investments or accounts whose earnings are not taxed until some time in the future, generally when earnings are withdrawn. Typically, these investments are used to accumulate money for retirement and are subject to tax penalties when withdrawals are taken prior to age 59 1/2.

Phrase referring to money that is not subject to income tax until it is withdrawn from an account, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) account.

Deferral of taxes on income until a later date. Examples of tax vehicles include IRA, 401(k), Keogh Plan, annuity and employee stock ownership plan.

In which an investment allows an investor to postpone paying taxes on money put into the investment until the investor literally takes possession of the money invested.

Money that's tax-deferred isn't subject to taxes until it's withdrawn.

The postponement of taxes on accumulated investment earnings until the investor takes possession of them.

Interest, dividends, or capital gains that grow untaxed in certain accounts or plans until they are withdrawn.