When the “check engine” light comes on in a vehicle, most people are rightfully concerned that something is wrong. When a fire alarm blares through a building, it is wise to take stock of your surroundings. And when a member of Ed Slott’s Elite IRA Advisor GroupSM calls and says a red alert popped up on his monitor as he attempted to do a 529-to-Roth rollover, we must assess the situation.
Today is Inauguration Day. A new administration has arrived. We also have a new Congress. With the arrival of newly elected officials, many will have hopes of legislative change. When it comes to retirement accounts, one rule that the new Congress should consider changing immediately is the income limit rule that applies to Roth IRA contributions. This pointless rule should be eliminated.
QUESTION:
My wife has two after-tax traditional IRAs at two separate institutions. We are hoping to consolidate them, then convert to a Roth in the next 18 months. She is already retired. She also has an inherited IRA (from her father). Does the calculation for taxation on the conversion to Roth need to include the assets in the inherited IRA? Do assets in my IRA have any impact on the calculation?
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Our daughter (age 50) is the sole beneficiary of her husband's (age 52) IRA due to his death in April 2024. Is there a time limit for when she must either take ownership or roll it over into her own IRA or other qualified plan?
I counted them. This year the Slott Report published 101 blog articles. While other sites add “pay-for-content” firewalls, we continue to pump out incredibly valuable and important information, week after week, totally free of charge. One would be hard-pressed to find an IRA or retirement plan topic we did not touch in 2024. Yes, the Slott Report is the gift that keeps on giving: the IRA version of the Jelly-of-the-Month Club.
