walkinwood
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Please give me your thoughts on the following. Thank you.
I would like to create a "policy" for sheltering money in tax-deferred accounts.
- We are semi-ER'd.
- The chances are very slim (barring any changes in tax-rates) that we will be in the 25% bracket after full ER.
- We should be able to fund our ER till 59 1/2 from taxable accounts. If we absolutely need to, we can withdraw our contributions to the ROTH or use a 72T.
- We do not have access to a 401K.
Here's my thinking on sheltering money in tax-deferred accounts.
Seems straightforward, but I wanted to use the collective wisdom of this board to make sure I'm not missing anything.
I would like to create a "policy" for sheltering money in tax-deferred accounts.
- We are semi-ER'd.
- The chances are very slim (barring any changes in tax-rates) that we will be in the 25% bracket after full ER.
- We should be able to fund our ER till 59 1/2 from taxable accounts. If we absolutely need to, we can withdraw our contributions to the ROTH or use a 72T.
- We do not have access to a 401K.
Here's my thinking on sheltering money in tax-deferred accounts.
- 25% Fed income-tax bracket,
Shelter the max in a T-IRA / SEP-IRA
No T-IRA to ROTH IRA conversion.
No T-IRA to ROTH IRA conversion.
- 15% or lower Fed Income-tax bracket
No SEP-IRA/T-IRA contributions
T-IRA to ROTH conversion to max out bracket.
T-IRA to ROTH conversion to max out bracket.
- Irrespective of bracket
Shelter the max in a ROTH IRA