Converting exactly $90,000 fills the 12% federal bracket to its $100,800 ceiling, avoiding an 83% marginal rate jump on every dollar above it. Paying 12% now on $360,000 converted over four years ...
Converting exactly $90,000 annually fills the 12% bracket to its $100,800 ceiling, paying 12% now to avoid a 22% rate on future RMDs. Over four years, shifting $360,000 into a Roth at a blended 12% ...
A married couple, both 66, sitting on $1.5 million in a traditional 401(k), Social Security deferred, and roughly $10,800 of other taxable income from a part-time consulting gig and a slice of ...