Roth IRA conversion while using government supported health insurance

[hozung]

I am using government supported low income health insurance plan. I am planning to convert some money from traditional IRA to Roth IRA. Will I loss the low income qualification because the conversion counts as income? I am self-employed with myself only. I have about 10k income from graphic design, 10k income from a rental property, and 10k income from CD accounts interest. How much can I contribute to my Roth IRA? Will my passive income qualify for the income qualification?

[marctu]

So a traditional IRA to Roth IRA conversion results in the amount you convert being taxable in the year you convert it, and your adjusted gross income being higher as a result.  

While I cannot specifically answer the question of qualification for health insurance for example Medicaid counts most types of income, including all the ones you have written in your question.  These include:  Wages from employment and self-employment;  Social Security benefits, pensions, interest, dividends, alimony, disability payments; Expected interest and dividends from investments, including tax-exempt interest; net rental income; and unemployment compensation.

With $10K of self-employment income, (It would be net income.)  you could make the maximum for 2024 of $7,000, or $8,000 if you are 50 or older by the end of the year.

Thank you for your question @hozung 

All the best,

Marc T.

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