Roth conversion optimizer

Should they convert before RMDs and IRMAA hit? Fill the 24% bracket each year to retirement and compare lifetime after-tax wealth against doing nothing.

1 · Make the call

Send the balances, target bracket, and conversion window to /v1/roth-conversion.

curl -X POST https://api.numeratica.com/v1/roth-conversion \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer nmr_sk_test_xxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "tax_year": 2026, "filing_status": "mfj",
    "current_age": 63, "end_age": 90, "birth_year": 1963,
    "tax_deferred_balance": 1500000, "roth_balance": 100000,
    "other_ordinary_income": 30000, "annual_return": 0.05,
    "target_bracket": 0.24, "conversion_end_age": 73, "irmaa_tier_cap": 2
  }'

2 · The response

A year-by-year schedule (conversion, tax, IRMAA tier, balances) plus the lifetime comparison. The headline is after_tax_value_gain.

{
  "result_id": "roth_149f95cd3551cb3f",
  "engine_version": "roth-conversion-1.0.0",
  "result": {
    "schedule": [ /* one row per year: age, conversion, tax, irmaa_tier, roth_end, ... */ ],
    "with_conversions": {
      "total_converted": 1664225.55,
      "total_tax": 309609.62,
      "total_irmaa_surcharge": 14424,
      "after_tax_ending_value": 5160136.98
    },
    "baseline": {
      "total_tax": 354668.71,
      "after_tax_ending_value": 2166364.63
    },
    "after_tax_value_gain": 2993772.36
  },
  "disclaimer": "Calculation engine output for informational purposes only; not tax or financial advice."
}

3 · Render it

Turn the comparison into a recommendation card a client immediately understands.

Rendered output
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  <div style="background:#ecfdf5;padding:16px 20px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6e9ef">
    <span style="display:inline-block;background:#047857;color:#fff;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;padding:3px 11px;border-radius:999px;letter-spacing:.04em">✓ CONVERT</span>
    <div style="color:#5b6675;font-size:13px;margin-top:12px">Projected lifetime after-tax gain</div>
    <div style="font-size:34px;font-weight:700;color:#047857;line-height:1.1">+$2.99M</div>
  </div>
  <div style="padding:8px 20px 14px;font-size:14px">
    <div style="display:flex;justify-content:space-between;padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #f1f3f7"><span style="color:#5b6675">With conversions</span><strong>$5.16M</strong></div>
    <div style="display:flex;justify-content:space-between;padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #f1f3f7"><span style="color:#5b6675">Baseline (no conversions)</span><strong>$2.17M</strong></div>
    <div style="display:flex;justify-content:space-between;padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #f1f3f7"><span style="color:#5b6675">Total converted</span><strong>$1.66M</strong></div>
    <div style="display:flex;justify-content:space-between;padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #f1f3f7"><span style="color:#5b6675">Conversion tax</span><strong>$309,610</strong></div>
    <div style="display:flex;justify-content:space-between;padding:7px 0"><span style="color:#5b6675">Extra IRMAA surcharge</span><strong>$14,424</strong></div>
  </div>
  <div style="padding:10px 20px;color:#9aa3b0;font-size:11px;border-top:1px solid #f1f3f7">Fill the 24% bracket through age 73 · result_id roth_149f95cd3551cb3f · not tax advice</div>
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