Questions tagged [roth-ira]
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I'm over the MAGI limit for 2018 for the Roth IRA I already contributed to. Now what?
At the beginning of last year, I contributed the maximum amount to my Roth IRA, as I typically do. Late in the year, I received a very unexpected and very large bonus. I realized when I got my 1040 ...
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Limit on Maximum amount to open a Roth IRA
Is there a limit on what is the maximum amount that I can use to start a Roth IRA? What I mean is if I have $100,000 (taxed), can I open a Roth IRA with this amount and then continue with the annual ...
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Roth IRA Nondeductible basis
I've been using TurboTax to file my taxes for the past decade or so. Since 2015, for income reasons, I have been making after tax (nondeductible) contributions to a Traditional IRA, and then ...
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Maximum Roth IRA Contribution in 2019
What is the maximum contribution for a Roth IRA in 2019? I believe it was $5500 in 2018 and curious if it had been increased.
Thanks
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Is a traditional or roth IRA preferable at my income level?
Before taxes, I make $16k a year, which is not much of an income. I've been told that people who have low incomes should get a Roth IRA since they won't make much money off of tax deductions, so I got ...
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Roth IRA Conversion vs Recharacterization
Despite trying to hit the nail on the head, I managed to put more into my Traditional IRA for 2018 than I will be able to deduct due to Traditional IRA phaseout limits.
The last thing I want is to ...
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Contributing to Roth IRA at beginning of year
I plan to contribute the maximum $6000 to my Roth IRA for 2019 in the next month. However, there is a good possibility I will make over $122,000 dollars with overtime and therefore will be ...
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Rollover from a Traditional IRA to ROTH IRA
I have a few thousands of dollars contributed to a Traditional IRA over 2016, 2017 and 2018. These contributions are post-taxed dollars and I have not deducted them from the IRA contributions (Since ...
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Vanguard Total Stock Market vs Vanguard STAR for retirment
I'm about 17 and my vanguard roth ira is now ready for an investment. I was wondering which of the above two funds would be suited as a retirement fund, or if there is any significant difference at ...
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Roth IRA issues
I opened up a Roth IRA in June of 2018. I was originally paid $6,000 as a contractor (with a 1099). I put $5,500 into the Roth IRA. I then thought that I wouldn't be able to use a Roth IRA with a 1099,...
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Can you put an I-bond in a roth IRA?
I was wondering if I could do this, it just seems to make so much sense. You will be earning interest on your I-bond and you won't have to pay taxes until you take out your money during retirement.
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Should I become a landlord (effort required for positive cash flow) or keep the money in ETFs until I settle down? [closed]
Serious answers only. I'm 22 years old, I started working full-time 5 months ago, and I'm trying to decide if it's better to spend the time, effort and money to invest in a townhouse and become a ...
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How does one annually convert each previous year's Traditional IRA contributions to Roth IRA? [duplicate]
My income is too high to contribute to a Roth IRA, so my only choice is a Traditional IRA.
Is there some way I can in 2019 convert my 2018 Traditional IRA contributions into a Roth IRA? And then do ...
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Can I contribute money to a Roth IRA in this non resident alien situation?
Here I have an interesting situation. I am a former American citizen, expatriated (non-covered). I still have my Roth IRA account. I earn money working for a UK company with a US parent, listed on the ...
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How are my 401(k) withdrawals taxed if I also withdraw from a Roth IRA?
Let’s say it’s time to retire and I have a $2,000,000 retirement fund. $1,000,000 was accumulated in a Roth IRA and the other $1,000,000 was accumulated in a traditional pre-tax 401(k).
Let’s say I ...
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Cash out Roth IRA or not?
I am 28 years old and in nursing school full time. I will graduate in May with my RN. I have about $10,000 in credit card debt costing about 20% interest and I am only able to make the minimum ...
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Cost/benefit of maxing out 401k using mega backdoor
Forgive me if I get the details wrong and if this needs to be split up into multiple posts, but I'm very new to all of this. I'm 22, have ~60k non-emergency money saved up, and got a new job with ~...
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Withdrawal from Roth IRA?
I am thinking of withdrawing all of my money from my Roth IRA as of now. I currently only have a balance of $2536 and have only $283 in investment returns. I know, how there will be some taxes ...
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Can you immediately withdraw contributions to a mega backdoor Roth IRA without penalty?
My company allows us to do in-service conversions such that we can use mega backdoor Roth.
If I convert my after tax contribution upon every paycheck into a Roth IRA (so this is pure after tax ...
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Exchange Roth IRA mutual fund to Roth brokerage account
Will I incur taxes for exchanging funds in a Roth IRA mutual fund (Vanguard) for a Roth IRA brokerage account?
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Merge Roth IRA + Roth 401k
I have a Vanguard Roth IRA that I opened just after graduating with my undergrad. I contributed to it for five years before landing a job at a large multinational. I stopped contributing to the Roth ...
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S&P 500 VFAIX (Mutual Fund) vs VOO (ETF)?
I currently have just under $10,000 in a Vanguard Roth IRA brokerage account. So far I have purchased VOO ETFs since they have a lower expense ratio than VFINX. My next contribution will put me over $...
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Is there any upside in electing to have federal taxes withheld during a traditional IRA to Roth IRA conversion?
When converting a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA at Fidelity, one is given the choice to either:
elect not to have federal taxes withheld and continue my conversion online.
elect to have federal taxes ...
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Should I Contribute to my roth 403b or roth IRA?
I currently have a Roth IRA Account I started a few years back when I was in college. Only have like 1300$ in it now. I started a full-time job now and I have a 403b plan. The thing is, I will not be ...
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Moving my Roth IRA to a different Roth IRA custodian
I currently am funding a 403b but it is Roth Basic from my employer. I also have a Roth IRA from Vanguard that only has 1300$. Does the Roth that I put into the 403b count towards that 5500$? And or, ...
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I'm 18 and have 6 grand. What should I do with it?
I'm 18 and about to go to college. Luckily, I don't have to worry about student loans or most other living expenses. I've been working and have over $6,000 (will probably be about $7,000 by the end of ...
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Contributed to my Roth IRA when I wasn't eligible to
I put $5,500 in my Roth, and learned that I'm not eligible to (I make too much money). What's going to happen to me, come the time of reckoning (tax time), and what can I do about this before then?
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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 ...
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If I rollover a 401(k) to Roth IRA can I make investments and still withdraw them?
I am a grad student in the US. As an undergrad I managed to save about $20,000, I have no debt, and I have a 401(k) with about $12,000 to which I am no longer making contributions. I am breaking even ...
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Withdrawing from Roth IRA before age 59
This question is quite similar to this one, which I asked earlier this week.
Suppose I have contributed to my Roth IRA plan $5,500 for 5 years for a total of $27,500 of contributions, plus another $...
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Implications of withdrawing Roth IRA contributions before age 59?
What repercussions, penalties, fees, or additional taxes exist on withdrawing contributions (basis) from a Roth IRA account under 59 years old?
For example, suppose I have contributed $5,500 for 5 ...
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Can I hire my kid and start a Roth IRA for him?
I own an LLC, of which I am currently the sole member. It's my main source of income.
I am wondering if there is a reason why I could not do the following:
Hire my child as a part-time employee of ...
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Best use for after-tax dollars if you've already maxed your Roth IRA?
Recent market volatility has me fretting about my taxable account.
I figure if I lock up my funds in some tax-efficient vehicle, then I won't even think about it, similar to my 401(k).
I'm wondering ...
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Is there any benefit to an IRA if I do not qualify for deductions?
I get a 401k from my employer, and contribute the maximum amount ($18,500 annually) but I still have some money left over that I'd like to put to use. However, from what I understand, because I am ...
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How to use a business loss to convert a traditional to a Roth IRA?
I have an annual business loss on a C-corp business I own. Is it possible to use that loss to convert traditional pretax IRA funds over to Roth IRA?
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IRA - Back Door Conversion, Tax Filling - 1040, 8606 and 1099R
I contributed to Roth IRA Account in Jan-2016 for FY 2016 and again I contributed to Roth IRA account in Jan-2017 for FY-2017.
When I was ready to file my tax return for 2016 in Feb-2017 I came to ...
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Roth IRA excess contribution removal infinite loop?
I'm dealing with correcting an overcontribution to a Roth IRA due to income limits, and my head hurts. Here's the gist of my problem.
I contributed $5500 to my Roth in 2016. In March 2017, I went to ...
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New to Roth IRA. Where is the best place to get one where I can trade with that account? [closed]
Relatives have told me to get a roth ira, as I can use it to trade tax free in the account. I'm still new to this as I'm unsure which one to pick. Also I need to fund my roth ira before filing my ...
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Swing Trading Roth IRA & SEC's Reg T+2 amendment?
Few resources state that swing trading Roth IRA account would be difficult due to SEC's Reg T+3 which per SEC Website is now Reg T+2 effective Sept. 5, 2017.
Even prior to SEC's amendment, my ...
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Should I invest all of my IRA contributions to get the max benefit?
I think I've been using IRAs all wrong.
I read a while back about putting money into an IRA, so I opened up a Roth IRA and have been maxing out my contribution. I saw that there were opportunities to ...
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Roth IRA one year, Traditional IRA another. Sound strategy?
Much of what I've read in the decision between Roth Vs Traditional IRA (simplified) comes down to "depends on your tax situation now & at retirement."
So my question is would it be a wise ...
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How to convert a Traditional IRA contribution from 2016
Here's some background information about Dave
For 2016, Dave has
Worked for a company (say, Employer A) that offered a 401k and he contributed to it. Say the balance of the 401k is $30k.
Also ...
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How do you correct an excess Roth IRA contribution after the October 15th deadline?
I'd like a clear answer on the process of correcting an excess IRA contribution.
My Roth IRA has an excess contribution from 2 years back. This means for 2017 I will be paying a 6% penalty. My ...
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Transferring Stock Holdings to Existing Roth IRA
The US has capital gains taxes that apply whenever gains are realized by selling off stocks and other investment assets. Do these taxes still apply if an individual realizes gains by selling stock ...
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How does having a 401(k) affect taxes on a Roth IRA?
I have a traditional 401(k) account from my employer and I'm thinking about opening a Roth IRA to start saving for my daughter's college.
From a tax perspective, does having a 401(k) account impact ...
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Roth IRA recharacterization
If you converted from IRA to Roth on November 30, 2017 and then did a recharacterization on December 22 2017 (didn't know there was a time frame of 30 days or until 2018 before recharacterization). ...
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Just left my job. Should I roll my 401k to a Roth IRA?
I recently left my job to go back to school.
I have a 401k plan with my previous employer with an account balance of $12000, and a vested balance of $8000. The $4000 difference is the employer match ...
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Rollover of 401k funds into an IRA
I am a 65 year old NON-US citizen, with an existing 401k based in the US. I am wanting to draw a monthly income from my "pot".
Purchasing an annuity from insurance companies does not seem likely to ...
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Mutual Funds(index fund) and IRA?
I am a beginner investor(no prior experience) and I am interested in buying the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index fund(VTSMX) which has initial investment of $3,000 minimum. As I understand, you need ...
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How do Roth IRAs compare to Traditional IRAs for college savings?
I have seen some web pages and blog posts about using a Roth IRA instead of a 529 savings account to save for college costs as a way to have more flexibility with the investment and its returns.
With ...
