TaxGuyBill
Level 15

@pamnicholea wrote:

In 2023, she contributed $30,000 to her solo 401k and maxed out her SEP for $13,632. 


 

Assuming she is age 50 or older, $30,000 was the maximum employee deferral amount.  

The $13,632 is the employer contribution.  A SEP was fine, but she could have also put it into the 401k instead.  There was no need for a separate retirement account for that.