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Questions tagged [roth-conversion]

A Roth conversion refers to taking all or part of the balance of an existing traditional IRA and moving it into a Roth IRA.

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Employer offering Roth 401k as well as traditional 401(k), established in career

I am 33 years old and currently enrolled in my employers traditional 401(k) plan where I am putting 4% of my salary pre tax and having a maximum of 4% employer match into my plan. After 6 more months of seniority I will be 100% vested and that…
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Why do Roth IRAs have income limits if you can just do a backdoor IRA contribution?

As we all know, Roth IRAs have income limits that prohibit individuals from contributing to a Roth IRA if their Modified Adjusted Gross Income is over a certain limit ($133,000 for individual contributors, and $196,000 for a married couple filing…
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Deductions greater than Income : Traditional IRA to Roth Conversion?

Jurisdiction is US/Oregon I retired in 2014. In 2015 I am drawing on cash and investments held in a taxable account, and don't foresee needing to tap my IRAs for several years. Thus I am in the enviable position of having more deductions…
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Where can I transfer rollover IRA funds to without it becoming income?

I'd like to move untaxed investment money to a new institution. Originally, the money was held in a 401k, then moved to a Rollover IRA. My new bank has both "Traditional IRA" and "Roth IRA" products and they say they're happy to receive the money…
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Mega Backdoor Roth: Withdrawal consequences for in-plan vs out-of-plan conversion

My employer allows after-tax 401k contributions, and has an option for automatic quarterly after-tax 401k -> Roth 401k in-plan conversions. The other option for executing the mega backdoor Roth is to do an out-of-plan conversion, in which I can…
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The five-year rule and backdoor Roth IRA conversions with non-deductible contributions

I have a Roth IRA that was opened and initially funded more than five years ago. Now that I'm earning too much money to make regular contributions, I'd like to further fund this account through a backdoor conversion. If I open a new traditional IRA,…
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If I expect to have little earned income in a few years, should I prefer a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA now?

I'm currently in the 25% tax bracket, with a salary of $71K; I max out my contributions to a Roth IRA and contribute to a Roth 401(k) past my employer's match. I'm also planning to attend grad school in three years, at which time I don't expect to…
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Can I withdraw a conversion to a Roth IRA without penalty?

Several years ago I converted some money from both Traditional and SEP IRAs to my Roth IRA. I paid taxes on the money I converted at the time. I know that a Roth IRA allows you to withdraw contributions at any time, without penalty, but am I also…
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Mega backdoor: After-tax 401k -> Roth IRA in employer's plan while having an existing pre-tax traditional IRA with a different institution

I've read up on the mega backdoor - the limits, the rules, 55k IRS limit (for 2018), how withdrawals work etc. While going through all of it I happened to come across some people saying - to avoid tax complications, make sure to either not have any…
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What are the disadvantages of a backdoor versus conventional Roth IRA contribution?

My income is close to the Roth IRA limit. I like to do my IRA contributions early in the year, before I know exactly how much I will make due to bonuses and such. So I am thinking about doing a backdoor Roth IRA contribution by contributing to a…
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When rolling over a Roth 401(k) to a Roth IRA, does one have to pay any tax?

When rolling over a Roth 401(k) to a Roth IRA, does one have to pay any tax as a result of the transfer? For example, are the earnings resulting from the Roth 401(k) investments taxed when transferred to the Roth IRA? (I am aware that one may have…
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2014 Traditional IRA Contribution that was not Deducted

I contributed $5,500 to a traditional IRA during tax year 2014. My accountant did not take the traditional IRA deduction, apparently I was not eligible for it. My new accountant is telling me to convert that 2014 contribution into a ROTH-IRA, but my…
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Using a Roth conversion ladder in a 401(k) while also retaining backdoor Roth IRA conversions

Consider the following scenario: John Q. Public has a high enough MAGI that he is not eligible to make Roth IRA contributions (and hence also cannot deduct traditional IRA contributions). John also has an employer-provided 401(k) with the following…
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Will a Roth 401k rolling over to a Roth IRA allow the money to become penalty-free at withdrawl?

I'm aware that a Roth 401k and a Roth IRA are funded with after-tax amounts, and no taxes are incurred upon withdrawal. However, I have stumbled upon a few articles that state a 10% penalty early withdrawal is only incurred upon the earnings within…
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Avoiding ammending taxes for forthcoming 1099-R for 2011 when filing 2010 for IRA

I over contributed to my traditional IRA last year. This was then converted along with all my traditional IRAs into Roth IRAs in 2010. Then in 2011, I recharacterized the excess and earnings from Roth back to Traditional IRA and then did removal of…
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