Hal_Al
Level 15

Retirement tax questions

If your taxable income (including the Roth conversion amount) is under $78,950 (Married Filing Jointly), the conversion will be taxed at 12%.  $78.950 is the threshold for the next tax bracket (22%).

 

Taxable income is Adjusted Gross income minus Standard or itemized deductions.

 

So, if you have $77,000 of other income, you can convert up $26,350 at the 12% rate ($77,000 - 24,400 = 52,600;  78,950 -52,600 = 26,350)