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meamemg t1_j6opsqo wrote

>Yeah fidelity ask me to contact, hr and hr tell me contact fidelity.... so i just pay that extra $40-60 on income tax just to save the headache

Get them both on the phone. It being Roth 401k makes it a huge mess. See last paragraph at https://fairmark.com/retirement/roth-accounts/designated-roth-accounts/contributions-over-the-limit/ You are going to have to pay the tax on the amount, when you withdrawal from the account. Huge mess and headache you don't want following you around for 40 years.

5 year rule applies to earnings, not contributions.

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NotQuiteGoodEnougher t1_j6oposf wrote

1st, the OP indicated the tax debt is from 2018, 2019 and 2020, which means they have at least 5-7 years before the debt could expire due to lapse of timing.

2nd. The IRS has other levers to pull in the case of tax liabilities. I suppose the OP could 'hang on' for another 5 years, dodge the IRS and hope for the best. For the money they are talking...unlikely. A couple of hundred, probably.

3rd, I would concede as a non-tax professional that your reply does indicate that a payment plan does not extend past the tax due date, which seems counterintuitive, but that's the Gov for you.

Additionally, what you're NOT saying is that the IRS will look to settle the debt through exisiting assests/liquidation/levy of assets.

>Before a PPIA may be granted, equity in assets must be addressed and, if appropriate, be used to make payment. In some cases, taxpayers will be required to use equity in assets to pay liabilities. However, as discussed below, complete utilization of equity is not always required as a condition of a PPIA. Consider levy or seizure in accordance with IRM 5.10, Seizure and Sale, and IRM 5.11, Notice of Levy if there is significant equity in assets.

So let's not make it like a taxpayer can simply run the clock out and the IRS is powerless to settle the claim for taxes in arrears.

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BoxingRaptor t1_j6opf7t wrote

I looked this up. Intuit DOES say here that 2 people in the same house can file as Head of Household. But, from reading the bit about both of them having to supply over half of the cost of keeping up the home and caring for the dependent, I'm thinking the only way this makes sense is if we're talking about 2 different dependents. You both can't be Head of Household with 1 dependent between you.

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/family/guide-to-filing-taxes-as-head-of-household/L4Nx6DYu9

> Two people can both claim head of household while living in the same home however, but both will need to meet the criteria necessary to be eligible for head of household status:

> You must both be unmarried You must both be able to claim a dependent as a closely related person That dependent must reside at the same residence for more than half the year (or, in the case of an elderly parent, they can live elsewhere but you must still have provided them with at least half of their support) They both must have paid more than half of the cost of of keeping up the portion of the home for themselves and their dependent(s).

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Fearless_Sentence_12 OP t1_j6opae6 wrote

*keyword* "typically" that's funny, I have multiple accounts both on my TransUnion and different type of accounts on my Equifax that all fit in a nice little category. I'm not saying everyone here doesn't know what they're talking about. But maybe study your credit score a little closely with who reports to what. All these accounts are over 2 years old. So it's surely not the credit union doing dumb shit over a reddditors response.

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Kaethy77 t1_j6op8l6 wrote

Get copies of the tax returns and read them. Taxes are not mysterious. You list the income from self employment, subtract the expenses and come up with the profit.
From there you get to subtract exemptions and deductions. Then you take that number and look on a chart. I'd cetainly want to double check those returns. He could owe that much, depending on what he made.

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Richie_Ho OP t1_j6op55c wrote

Yeah fidelity ask me to contact, hr and hr tell me contact fidelity.... so i just pay that extra $40-60 on income tax just to save the headache. roth isn't tax in retirement i thought, only tradition, i just pay income taxes on $451 twice no? i just wanted to make sure there wasn't a wait period of 5 years or something if i roll over roth 401k to roth ira.

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ct-yankee t1_j6op36z wrote

Give the money guy podcast a listen, also look at the wiki here/prime directive. Absolutely max our your 401k contributions. First and foremost, fight the urge to raise your lifestyle/expenses to the new salary. Manage your budget and be deliberate. your future self will thank you.

  1. Have a few months of emergency savings/enough to cover your deductibles.
  2. Get rid of ANY debt you have in that $650 budget. (Car, Cards, Loans etc.)
  3. You can start setting aside more in the format you choose (brokerage, etc)

Lots of good info out there. Cheers and congratulations on the new gig!

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