Your employer usually can't roll over money into an IRA. They might put money into a qualified workplace plan like a 401(k), 403(b) or 457(a). These plans are similar in purpose to IRAs but they are controlled by different sections of the tax code and have different rules.
There are some special arrangements where an employer puts money into a private IRA in your own name after tax, and you take a tax deduction. But this would usually not be a rollover.
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