We may be over the income limits for Roth contributions next year and I was interested to see this article on funding a non-deductible IRA and then converting it to a Roth in 2010 when the income limits expire. But after wading into the details I don't even know if its worth it. It would seem to create more accounts (plus everything x2 for the spouse) and more record keeping, and more conversions to remember to proccess, and a larger hassle at tax time, and it seems like it would pull forward some tax liability from my current tax-deferred accounts (because the IRS assesses the taxability of your conversion based on all your retirment accounts, not just the one you want to convert).
The IRA loophole you don’t want to miss - Ask the Expert
If it's going to be this complicated for what appears to be a small advantage, I might as well just fund a taxable account.
The IRA loophole you don’t want to miss - Ask the Expert
If it's going to be this complicated for what appears to be a small advantage, I might as well just fund a taxable account.