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SSA Newsletter

March 2025

5 Golden Nuggets: Warnings and Winning Moves

  • #1 The Entire Month Rule: The 62nd Birthday Buzzkillt
  • #2 Rest in Peace …Now Return to Sender
  • #3 Lump Sum FOMO: When Free Money Is Not Free
  • #4 Underwithholding Today May Lead to Regret Tomorrow
  • #5 Medicare’s MAGI Lookback and How to Outsmart It

Executive Summary

Advisor Mailbag

Social Security Shake-Up

GUEST EXPERT:
April Reed Crews,

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Deciphering the Rules for Roth 401(k)-to-Roth IRA Rollovers

More and more 401(k) plans are making Roth employee contributions available, and employees leaving their jobs often want to roll over Roth 401(k) funds to a Roth IRA. What tax rules apply to distributions of amounts rolled over? Warning: The rules are complicated because they involve two five-year holding periods, one for the Roth 401(k) distribution and the other for the Roth IRA distribution.
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