IRA Hopscotch: Consider These Strategies in Converting From a Traditional IRA to RothSusan Foreman
Whether a conversion is right for you depends on the amount of time you plan to leave the assets invested, your estate planning strategies, the federal income tax bill that a conversion is likely to trigger, as well as other factors unique to you. Potential benefits of a conversion Potential...
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Failure to first take required minimum distributions (RMDs), if applicable: You can't avoid taking RMDs by converting funds from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. Premature withdrawal penalty: If you're under 59½, you'll pay a 10% penalty if you withdraw funds to pay the conversion tax...
Under new rules that took effect in 2010, you can convert a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA no matter what your income is. If the conversion turns out to have adverse tax consequences, you'll have plenty of time to reverse the whole transaction, but only
A Roth IRA conversion involves transferring retirement assets from a traditional,simplified employee pension (SEP), orSIMPLE IRA, or from adefined-contribution plansuch as a 401(k) into a Roth IRA. While the account owner has to pay income tax on the money they convert, they will be eligibl...
Also, there are no income eligibility limits for a Roth conversion. In effect, these rules allow people who make too much money to contribute to a Roth IRA directly to fund one, by rolling over a traditional IRA.13 There are costs involved. You’ll have to pay income tax on that ...