Rental Property Investor · Austin, TX · Member since 2015 · 280 posts · 176 votes
Earlier this year, I setup an SDIRA and rolled a portion of my previous employer's 401(k) into it. Now, I'd like to roll a portion of that initial portion back to the 401(k). I've confirmed that I am able to do this, logistically speaking, but would like to know if there are any tax repercussions. Thanks.
Self Directed IRA & 401k Advisor · Wenatchee, WA · Member since 2014 · 2k+ posts · 2k+ votes
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@Account Closed
There are no tax implications. So long as funds are going directly from plan-to-plan, you can transfer back and forth with great flexibility.
It is unusual for a former employer 401(k) to accept new inbound rollover funds, however. They may be willing to do that as you state, but we don't typically see that.
Rental Property Investor · Austin, TX · Member since 2015 · 280 posts · 176 votes
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@Brian Eastman Thanks for the feedback. And I agree with you about it being unusual for employers to allow rollovers back in. However, my previous employer has what I consider to be one of 'THE BEST' 401(k) programs out there. Not only can I roll into and out of the account, I can also contribute to it and take loans against it - just for being a former employee. Very fortunate.
Solo 401k Expert · Anaheim Hills, CA · Member since 2012 · 18k+ posts · 6k+ votes
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Larry, I'm just curious, how is it that you can contribute to a 401k if you are no longer working for the employer (contributions would come from salary, but there is no more salary for you at this employer)?
Rental Property Investor · Austin, TX · Member since 2015 · 280 posts · 176 votes
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@Dmitriy Fomichenko I've spoken to several representatives with the plan administrator and they have all told me that I am able to make contributions back into the plan when discussing the benefits of the plan. However, we did not discuss this particular topic at length so I am not sure 100% sure on the exact details.
Specialist · Easton, PA · Member since 2018 · 136 posts · 48 votes
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@Larry Hawkins
I'm curious about the return you are getting in your 401(k) and in your sdira. Why would you even want to go back to what I presume is a limited number of mutual funds? You should be able to access the very same funds through your IRA, no? These must be some good funds.
Rental Property Investor · KY · Member since 2013 · 1k+ posts · 537 votes
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@Joe Tomko, if is a large employer, chances are the funds are institutional share classes, which are almost always much lower expenses than retail funds.
@Account Closed, as others have said, it is very unusual that they would allow CONTRIBUTIONS back into the plan. It’s likely they confused this with transfers/rollovers.
Retirement Accounts Attorney · Southfield, MI · Member since 2017 · 3k+ posts · 1k+ votes
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@Account Closed
Yes such transaction would not result in tax repercussions. Just make sure is done as direct-rollover instead of a 60 day rollover even though both methods would not result in a taxable event. The following IRS page is a good resource.
Rental Property Investor · Austin, TX · Member since 2015 · 280 posts · 176 votes
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@Dmitriy Fomichenko@Mark S. I called my plan administrator today to re-confirm what I was told. I believe there was some confusion on my part initially. I've been informed that, while I am able to roll funds into the plan and take loans against the funds in the 401(k) account, I cannot make direct contributions. However, I can make contributions via a back-door rollover simply by contributing to my pre-tax IRA account and partially rolling those funds into the 401(k) account. .