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Paying Taxes on a 2010 Roth Conversion

Wednesday, June 03, 2009
2010 is coming up fast with its new Roth conversion rules. In 2010 anyone can do a Roth conversion. The income and marital restrictions are permanently removed. In addition, the government is going to give you a deal on paying the taxes due on any conversions you do in 2010.
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IRA-to-IRA Rollovers: The Once Per Year Rule

Wednesday, May 27, 2009
IRAs are not savings accounts. The IRA account comes with some very strict rules on moving the funds from one account to another. If you do not follow the rules, you can lose the tax deferred status of the IRA funds and have to pay income tax on them.There are two ways to move IRA or Roth IRA funds.
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Trusts as IRA Beneficiaries

Tuesday, May 05, 2009
The number one problem I see when a trust is named as an IRA beneficiary is that at some point, either during the account owner's lifetime or when the trust inherits the IRA, the IRA gets transferred into the trust. An IRA is an Individual Retirement Arrangement and it must be owned by an individual. The transfer into the trust is a taxable event and cannot be undone, but it can be avoided.
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After-Tax Money in an IRA

Wednesday, April 29, 2009
You have made after-tax contributions to your IRA or you have rolled over after-tax funds from your 401(k) or other employer plan to your IRA. How do you and the IRS know what is taxable when you take a distribution?
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