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Asked 2/18/2010

Rollover Spouses 401K into mine

When my wife and I have children we plan for her to stay at home and raise the kids. She will probably work part time but most likely will never be in a job offering 401K benefits. For that reason I was wondering if it is possible to rollover her account into my 401K account. We currently hold our accounts with different investment companies.

 
 
 
 
 
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Answer 1/3 - Submitted 2/18/2010

401(k) accounts are individual, not joint, and cannot be rolled from one spouse to another (except under a divorce decree where the 401(k) is part of the marital settlement).

Your wife could roll her 401(k) into an IRA and choose the investment firm she wishes at that time.

 
 

Answer 2/3 - Submitted 2/18/2010

I was afraid of that but thank you for the information. Can you roll a IRA into a 401K account?

 
 

Answer 3/3 - Submitted 2/18/2010

If the IRA is set up as a "conduit IRA" and you make no further contributions or distributions from it, you should be able to roll the 401(k) into the conduit IRA, then from there into a new employer's 401(k). (well, not messing with it is the easiest and cleanest paperwork-wise, you can read here for more information -- http://www.irs.gov/publications/p590/ch01.html#en_ US_publink1000230627 )

 
 
 
 
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