CD vs MYGA: California Tax Erosion Calculator
See how much federal and California tax quietly erodes a CD’s stated rate, and what the same money does inside a tax-deferred MYGA over the same term.
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Your Numbers
Your Tax Situation
Use the figure on line 15 of your most recent 1040 (taxable income, not gross). This determines which marginal bracket the CD interest gets stacked on top of.
MYGAs grow tax-deferred. You only owe tax when you actually pull the money out. Most people pull MYGA money in retirement when their income (and tax bracket) is lower than their working years. That lower bracket is where the advantage compounds.
Net Nut: Total After-Tax Savings With MYGA Over The Term
More money in your pocket by choosing the MYGA over the CD, after all federal & California state taxes are paid.
Why a 4.5% CD doesn't actually pay you 4.5%
When your bank pays you 4.5% interest on a CD, the bank issues you a 1099-INT every January for the prior year's interest. The IRS and the California Franchise Tax Board want their cut that same year, taxed as ordinary income at your top marginal rate, typically 22-37% federal plus 9.3-13.3% California. You owe the tax whether you touch the money or not.
The result is tax drag: instead of compounding at the headline 4.5%, your money compounds at the after-tax rate, typically 2.8-3.1% in California. Over a 5-year term that gap is thousands of dollars. Over 10+ years it's tens of thousands.
The MYGA fix: a Multi-Year Guaranteed Annuity grows tax-deferred under IRC §72. No annual 1099. Zero tax until you actually pull the money out. Full balance compounds untouched at the contractual rate. When you do withdraw (typically in retirement at a lower bracket), you pay tax on the gain, but at a substantially lower rate than your working-years bracket, AND you've enjoyed years of full-rate compounding the CD couldn't match.
Certificate of Deposit
Interest taxed every year as ordinary income.
MYGA: Tax-Deferred Growth
No annual tax. Full balance compounds untouched.
Year by Year
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