What the Pro-Rata Rule Means for Your Backdoor Roth IRA

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The backdoor Roth IRA pro-rata rule is a little known but highly important regulation that can have significant implications for anyone executing a backdoor Roth IRA conversion. It stipulates how the IRS will treat pre-tax and after-tax contributions when the taxpayer executes a Roth conversion. Creating an individual retirement account (IRA) is one of the […]