Rollover of 401(k) to Roth 401(k)

[bberth]

My husband started a new job in 2023 and rolled over his 401k. At his new position, he has a 50/50 traditional 401k and Roth 401k. For the Turbtotax question "Is this 1099-R reporting a rollover of funds from a 401(k), 403(b), or governmental 457(b) plan to a designated Roth 401(k) or Roth (403(b) plan," would we say yes or no in his situation?

Thank you.

[SteamTrain]

@bberth 

You'll likely need to ask the new employer's 401k Administrator whether it ALL went just into the 401k,  or part into the 401k and part into the 401k ROTH .  Might be in his account statements for 2023....especially the first month's statement after transferring in the $$ it might be obvious, but asking is safer.

Just because their regular contributions go 50-50 doesn't mean the rollover went in that way.

[dmertz · Accepted solution]

A rollover from the traditional account in one employer's 401(k) is not permitted to be rolled over to the designated Roth account in a different employer's 401(k), so that answer should be No, otherwise an impermissible rollover was performed.  As SteamTrain suggested, though, your husband should confirm that the funds distributed from the traditional account in the old employer's plan were properly deposited into the traditional account in the new employer's plan.

[SteamTrain]

@dmertz 

Thanks, I hadn't considered that.

[Opus 17]

Your husband’s new contributions don’t control how the rollover was processed.