How do I roll money from my 401k into a Roth IRA and how does this impact taxes? I didn’t work for a majority of the year so I’ll be in a lower tax bracket this year. I also only have about 25k in my 401k so I’m wondering if it’s even worth it. Late twenties if that matters.

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You can do a mega backdoor with the after tax contributions (assuming congress doesn’t kill it). Don’t think it allows anything to be done with your normal 401k while you’re still an employee

If the funds are from a pretax 401(k), you will pay income taxes on the amount rolled over to a Roth IRA when you file your taxes.

I personally would roll it over to a Roth IRA if I was in the 12% federal income tax bracket or lower and lived in a state with no or low income tax, especially at a young age.

Your 401k is with a previous employer? You should be able to initiate a rollover from that plan administrator. You’ll pay 2021 taxes on it. Might be worth it if your current 401k plan doesn’t give you good investment options or has higher fees than your IRA brokerage

I plan on moving it into a rotha IRA if I change jobs anyway. I would also rather pay taxes on a small amount now than pay it on my gains later.

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