Whats to stop this two-step transaction? (1) Contribution to regular IRA (no income limit if after tax). (2) Convert that IRA to Roth (no income limit). The only thing I see is an extra piece of paperwork - an 8606.
can anyone contribute to a Roth this year?
Jan 08, 2010
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Yes.
Of course if you had any traditional IRA accounts with deductible contributions, you recover those amounts pro rata in this conversion.
Also, try to have the time between steps 1 and 2 above be approximately
30 milliseconds, so you don't have to account for earnings.Join the Discussion
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