White Coat Investor Podcast

WCI #245: The Backdoor Roth Lives On

Jan 13, 2022
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ADVICE

Proceed With Backdoor Roths Now

  • Do the backdoor Roth IRA now rather than waiting for Congress to act.
  • Retroactive repeal is extremely unlikely and waiting risks losing the opportunity if they change law mid-year.
INSIGHT

Budget Reconciliation Makes Big Tax Changes Hard

  • The budget reconciliation route forced tax changes to be revenue neutral and made passing major tax changes difficult.
  • That process and two Democratic defections largely doomed the bill and make large tax changes less likely in 2022.
ADVICE

Retroactive Change Would Require Undo Steps

  • If Congress did retroactively outlaw backdoor Roths they'd need to add a way to undo conversions; that’s unlikely.
  • If a retroactive change occurred, follow published guidance to reverse your moves if necessary.
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