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Examples of Roth Rollover

Examples of Roth Rollover

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Examples of Roth Rollover

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Example #1: Same marginal tax brackets

This analysis compares rolling an IRA of $50,000 to a Roth account over 5 years.


Prompt

Value


Illustration Type

Rollover from a...


Date of Birth

1/1/1960


Retirement Age

65


Month to Retire

June


Primary Act Type

Traditional IRA


Rate of Return

6%


Tax Bracket

 


Before Retirement

28%


After Retirement

28%


Rollover Values

 


Current IRA Account Value

$50,000


Rollover Method

Percent of Account


Amount to Rollover

25%


# of Years to Rollover

5

Results

The after tax values of both accounts will be identical.  (As the results are date sensitive, they are not displayed here.)

Example #2: Higher marginal tax bracket prior to retirement

In the same example as above, increase the before retirement tax bracket to 35%.

Results

The pre-tax qualified plan will have a higher after tax value in retirement than the Roth account.

Example #3: Higher marginal tax bracket after retirement

In the same example as above, return the before retirement tax bracket to 28%, and change the after retirement bracket to 35%.

Results

The Roth account will have a higher after tax value in retirement than the pre-tax qualified plan.