Submitted By: someone
Answered: June 1, 2022 2:45 am

I rolled over the funds in one of my IRAs to another financial institution. Later in the year, when a CD in another IRA matured, I also rolled it over to that other financial institution. Is this okay?

Unfortunately, you may only make one IRA rollover during any 12-month period, regardless of the number of IRAs you own. Because of this rule, your second rollover needs to be addressed now. If the second IRA was funded with tax-deductible contributions, then the entire amount is treated as a taxable distribution. If you are under age 59½, it’s subject to a 10% penalty unless a penalty exception applies. And, it’s treated as an excess contribution subject to a 6% penalty as long as the funds remain in the IRA; they need to be withdrawn. A trustee-to-trustee transfer from one IRA to another is the more advantageous way to change IRA investments. Unlike rollovers, trustee-to-trustee transfers are not subject to the once-in-12 months limitation.

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Tax Glossary

Deductions

Items directly reducing income. Personal deductions such as for mortgage interest, state and local taxes, and charitable contributions are allowed only if deductions are itemized on Schedule A, but deductions such as for alimony, capital losses, moving expenses to a new job location, business losses, student loan interest, and IRA and Keogh deductions are deducted from gross income even if itemized deductions are not claimed.

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