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How to Make Contributions to a Solo 401k
How to Make Contributions to a Solo 401k

Learn how to contribute funds from your business earnings to your Solo 401k plan and trust

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Written by Rachel Nabers
Updated over a week ago

Remember, there are two ways to get funds into your Solo 401k plan:

  1. Rollovers

  2. Contributions

Rollovers can come from almost any retirement plan (traditional IRA, 401k, 403b, TSP, pension plan, etc). Rollovers can be partial or full and can happen on any schedule and in any amount.

Contributions come from earnings from your business.

Here's how to contribute funds to your Solo 401k:

  1. Determine contribution type (pretax/Roth/employer/employee)

  2. Move funds from business or personal account to Solo 401k bank/brokerage account (make sure you keep pre-tax money in pre-tax bank/brokerage account and Roth contributions in Roth bank/brokerage account)

Best practices:

  • Maintain a separate bank or brokerage account for each plan participant

  • Maintain a separate bank or brokerage account for each type of tax-classified funds. This may mean you have a pre-tax, after-tax, and Roth account

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