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Roth 401k and Roth IRA limits

I am planning on setting up my after-tax contribution to the IRS limit to reach $56,000 for 2019. However, I had a question regarding what applies to this limit. If my employer and I contribute $28,500, that would mean that my after-tax amount I would contribute is $27,500. Then I would roll this over into the in-plan 401k roth and leave it there. This would be a full blown mega backdoor roth 401k ira. However, this and previous years I have been doing the "back door" Roth IRA. Effectively, I have been contributing the IRS limit ($6,000 for 2019) for a traditional IRA (non-employer, personal in a Charles Schwab account), then fully converting the cash in the traditional IRA into a Roth IRA. My question is: does this traditional IRA contribution count to the $56,000 limit? I can't seem to find any information on this and I would need to know so I can determine whether I can contribute the full $27,500, or whether it would be $21,500 if I continue to do the "back door" Roth IRA.

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LinkedIn ugjM43 Oct 30, 2019

No. Ira is separate from 401k

Apple qsdire OP Oct 30, 2019

So in theory one could stash away $56,000 for the 401k accounts, and another $6,000 into IRA accounts which basically means 62k in retirement accounts annually?

Amazon xXSR33 Oct 30, 2019

Yes. Your IRA is separate from employer sponsored plans. Did the same for a few years before Amzn and the bad 401k system 😭