For 2024 and 2025, maximum Roth IRA contributions are $7,000 per year or $8,000 per year if you are 50 or older.7These limits do not apply to conversions fromtax-deferred savingsto a Roth IRA.2 In addition, people whose incomes exceed a certain amount may not be eligible to make a...
Beware the pro-rata rule on conversions If you have traditional IRA accounts with deductible contributions, you’ll need to factor that in if you convert any nondeductible amounts into a Roth IRA. You’ll need to follow the IRS’s pro-rata rule, which forces you to calculate the tax cons...
Roth conversions move pretax ornondeductible IRA fundsto a Roth IRA, which can start tax-free growth. The trade-off isupfront taxeson the converted balance, which boosts youradjusted gross income. The strategy has become more popular, with a 46% year-over-year increase during the second qua...
Because Roth IRA conversions add to your income for the year, it’s quite common for the conversion to be the root cause of an IRMAA if proper planning does not take place. What makes this even trickier is the two-year lookback period. So, if you’re...
(k) or Roth IRA, you don't pay taxes on qualified withdrawals, giving you more flexibility to manage your taxes in retirement and boost after-tax income.1While Roth IRAs have never had required minimum distributions (RMDs), this is also true of Roth 401(k)s as of 2024. This feature ...
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Another multilayered strategy is one that Yeomans used with a client who used the tax savings from a large charitable donation to cover the tax hit of a Roth conversion. Most of the time, this works best with aqualified charitable donation...
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Final Thoughts on Roth IRA Conversions, 401(k) Withdrawals, and IRA Conversions Up to this point, we have only looked at the student loan consequences of these moves. A Roth IRA conversion isn’t always a bad idea for student loan borrowers. Similarly, your finances may nec...