IRA consolidation question
Hello,
I have a new investment client (husband). His primary investments (in terms of account balance) consist of an account maintained by his wife (had been in a FLP and was dissolved earlier this year) – total is around $1.5M.
This individual has an Inherited Traditional IRA; Inherited Roth IRA and TOD with my firm. The total once everything is funded should be around $550k. Separately, Client also has a SEP IRA worth around $140k and some other assets.
In any event, he has 2 very small accounts at the prior custodian (TDAI): (1) a Trad. IRA worth $1,870 and (2) a Rollover (Trad.) IRA worth $6,116. Given these values, if moved over to my firm’s mgt. is there any reason we cannot combine the Trad. IRA w/ the Rollover IRA – since creditor protection is really a moot point as these values would be covered by the available laws whether subject to Federal or State.
Alternatively, can he roll-over both the Trad. IRA and Rollover IRA into his SEP IRA maintained elsewhere?
We’re trying to consolidate where possible the # of accounts.
Please advise. Thanks.
Jason
Permalink Submitted by Alan - IRA critic on Tue, 2017-10-31 18:22
Yes, with these small amounts there is no reason not to combine them (by direct non reportable transfers) or even transferring them into the SEP IRA in order to eliminate 2 accounts.