Please check out our webinar as we discuss the top reasons why clients transfer or switch change their “free” solo 401k at TD Ameritrade to a self-directed Solo 401k with us including
- The process
- The costs
- The ongoing compliance support that we provide.
Change TD Ameritrade to Self-directed Solo 401k
- Reasons to Switch
- Loans
- Mega Backdoor Roth
- Checkbook Control, Alternative Investments & More Reasons
- Full Compliance Support
- How to Switch
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TD Ameritrade to Self-directed Solo 401k
How to Change Plan Providers:
TD Ameritrade to Self-directed Solo 401k
- Process:
- New Solo 401k Plan Documents (vs. TD Ameritrade “Do it yourself/DIY” plan documents)
- List the original plan effective date
- Obtain 401K EIN
- Close Existing Account and Open New Account(s)
- Pre-Tax, Roth and Voluntary After-Tax
- Spouses
- TD Ameritrade Transfer Form
- Not Required: No Final 5500-EZ or 1099-r
- New Solo 401k Plan Documents (vs. TD Ameritrade “Do it yourself/DIY” plan documents)
- Additional Considerations:
- If assets exceed $250K:
- Have you been filing Form 5500-EZ?
- If not, need to file under the IRS Correction Program
- Do you wish to keep investments (in-kind transfer)?
- Confirm that new brokerage account provider offers those funds
- Are there multiple participants (e.g. spouses)?
- Segregate the funds and transfer into separate sub-accounts
- Consider filing an extension to ensure plenty of time to make contributions
Self-directed Solo 401k –
Compliance Support
- Form 5500-ez
- If your solo 401k plan balance exceeded $250,000 as of December 31, a Form 5500-EZ is due to the IRS by July 31.
- 1099-R
- Distributions, Rollover, In-Plan Conversions
- Solo 401k IRS Required Plan Updates
- IRS-required plan updates with the next required update occurring in 2020 or 2021 once the IRS approves the industry wide update
- Contribution Calculation
- Loan Document Preparation
- Alternative Investments
- Account Setup Bank, Brokerage, Crypto exchange, etc.
Use Existing TD Ameritrade Solo 401k Brokerage Accounts QUESTION:
If we open a solo 401k with your company, can we use the existing brokerage account that we have at TD Ameritrade for the solo 401k?
Unfortunately, TD Ameritrade will require new brokerage accounts opened at TD Ameritrade for the solo 401k that we offer.
The existing solo 401k with TD Ameritrade will then need to get transferred internally to the new solo 401k that we offer.
This is a TD Ameritrade requirement. It is not our requirement.
Existing TD Ameritrade Solo 401k Participant Loan QUESTION:
We both (both spouses) have outstanding loans with our TDA solo 401ks of about $90k each (per the Cares Act rules) and want to make sure this new plan will allow those loans to be rolled over and absorbed by the new solo 401k plan to avoid any taxable distributions?
Yes, our self-directed solo 401k plan allows for solo 401k participant loans; therefore, the existing solo 401k participant loans held in the TD Ameritrade solo 401k can be transferred to the new solo 401k plan with us, with the loan payments continuing pursuant to the existing solo 401k participant loan payment schedules.
2 Comments
Does mysolo401k require any information for a defined benefit account my company has (not a 401k). My actuary said the only affect is that any profit sharing match must be limited to 6%. My actuary also said I can still do the full amount on the after tax contribution and employee contribution to the 401K limits. That will also have its own 5500 which the actuary submits for the defined benefit plan. I want to ensure I disclose all information to prevent any potential problems.
We don’t need any information for the DB plan in order to assist you with Form 5500-ez or Form 1099-R preparation for your solo 401k. The solo 401k will have its own 5500-ez due each year. You are correct with respect to the solo 401k contribution comments as they relate to your DB plan.
Pleas see the following for more infomation.
https://www.mysolo401k.net/contribute-to-both-a-defined-benefit-plan-dbp-a-self-directed-solo-401k-plan/
https://www.mysolo401k.net/making-voluntary-after-tax-contributions-to-combined-hybrid-401k-and-defined-benefit-plan-dbk-plan/
https://www.mysolo401k.net/solo-401k-reporting-hinges-on-certain-factors/
https://www.mysolo401k.net/solo-401k/common-solo-401k-form-5500-ez-faqs/