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Learning, Sharing, and Teaching => Investor Alley => Topic started by: Bro-mero on May 20, 2018, 05:10:57 PM
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Hello,
Hoping to get some advice on which of these will allow the maximum amount of tax-deferred investing
My side gig (LLC) will be generating $20,000 for the year. I will already be maxing out my 401k, HSA, and Traditional IRA with income from my future W2 job. Which of these 3 investments (SIMPLE, Solo 401k, and SEP) will allow me to shelter the most money since I will already be maxing out my other tax-deferred contributions?
Additional Note: I would hope to execute a Roth Conversion Ladder with this as well, so hopefully that can be done with at least one of the three tax-deferred investments.
Thanks!
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You won't be able to contribute additional amounts as an employee, as "elective deferral."
That means that really you're comparing the employer contributions of the three choices:
3% for the Simple (so roughly $600 if you make $20K)
20% for the 401(k)
20% for the SEP
Because the SEP provides more flexibility, makes for easier paperwork, that's what you want to use.
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You won't be able to contribute additional amounts as an employee, as "elective deferral."
That means that really you're comparing the employer contributions of the three choices:
3% for the Simple (so roughly $600 if you make $20K)
20% for the 401(k)
20% for the SEP
Because the SEP provides more flexibility, makes for easier paperwork, that's what you want to use.
So since I will already be maxing out a traditional IRA, I cannot contribute up to $12,500 as an "employee" into a SIMPLE IRA?
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Because you are maxing 401(k), you won't have any space left for $12.500 part of the Simple-IRA.
I.e., the total you put into all your 401(k) accounts and Simple-IRA accounts as an "employee" can't exceed $18,500.
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Because you are maxing 401(k), you won't have any space left for $12.500 part of the Simple-IRA.
I.e., the total you put into all your 401(k) accounts and Simple-IRA accounts as an "employee" can't exceed $18,500.
Understood! Looks like a SEP IRA will likely be my best bet then.
Thank you so much!
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The Solo 401k can be a possible solution if you do some research and discover that you want to do the mega backdoor roth.
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Excuse me for jumping into this but do you mean you can max out your employers traditional 401k and then contribute 20% of your earnings from your side job into a sep ira?
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Yes that's correct