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divorce settlement

I have a client who was recently divorced age 47 and is receiving retirement plan money from the ex. One...
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Recharacterization Deadline is Approaching

Approaching as quickly as a Caribbean hurricane is October 17, 2011, the day of reckoning for undoing 2010 Roth conversions. A recharacterization means reversing your Roth IRA conversion as if it never happened. Once this date passes, most individuals who made 2010 conversions that they did not recharacterize will be irrevocably locked into them as well as their accompanying tax bills.
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Estate as beneficiary.

Friend died and left $1million IRA to his estate. His will stated that 9 nieces/nephews and 2 charities will split....
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SUBJ: In-Service Withdrawal of After Tax 401K Funds into Roth and Traditional IRAs I would like to get a ruling...
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War Story – Naming a Trust as an IRA Beneficiary

We have written several times about the various aspects of naming a trust as beneficiary of an IRA. We have indicated when it would be appropriate to do so, as well as defined the complexities involved with such an undertaking.
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