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As a small business owner with fluctuating income, how do the pro rata rule implications differ between a traditional IRA and a SEP IRA when I am trying to do a backdoor Roth conversion?

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As a small business owner with fluctuating income, how do the pro rata rule implications differ between a traditional IRA and a SEP IRA when I am trying to do a backdoor Roth conversion?
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IRS Publication 590-A 2025 SEP IRA traditional IRA pro rata aggregation Roth conversion December 31 balance Form 8606Google ↗
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IRS Form 8606 instructions 2025 line 6 traditional SEP SIMPLE IRA December 31 Roth conversion pro rata ruleGoogle ↗
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IRS Publication 590-A 2025 SEP IRA traditional IRA pro rata aggregation Roth conversion December 31 balance Form 8606 Google ↗
IRS Form 8606 instructions 2025 line 6 traditional SEP SIMPLE IRA December 31 Roth conversion pro rata rule Google ↗

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IRS Publication 590-A 2025 SEP IRA traditional IRA pro rata aggregation Roth conversion December 31 balance Form 8606
OBSERVED
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—Reason——1x
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IRS Form 8606 instructions 2025 line 6 traditional SEP SIMPLE IRA December 31 Roth conversion pro rata rule
OBSERVED
Google ↗
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—Instruction——1x
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