Yes, SEP and SIMPLE IRA's can be converted directly to a Roth IRA. In the case of the SIMPLE IRA, a 2-year holding period must be met before converting. You can fund a traditional IRA, a Roth IRA (if you qualify), or both, but your total contributions cannot be more than these amounts. Deductibility in traditional IRA's and eligibility for contributions to Roth IRA's can be subject to Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) phaseouts.

Yes, you can ‘convert’ your Traditional, SEP or SIMPLE IRA into a Roth IRA if you meet the requirements for a Roth IRA.

Rollover - A distribution from a traditional IRA can be contributed to a Roth IRA within 60 days after distribution. Trustee-to-trustee transfer - The financial institution holding the traditional IRA assets will provide directions on how to transfer those assets to a Roth IRA with another financial institution.

No. SEP contributions can be made to Traditional IRAs only. While it is possible to convert a Traditional IRA containing SEP contributions to a Roth IRA, subsequent SEP contributions must be made to a Traditional IRA.

No, but the employee participant may convert the SEP IRA into a Roth and pay the tax due on the conversion.

There is no limit on the amount that can be converted to a Roth IRA as long as your modified adjusted gross income is below $100,000 per year. Not so. Any amount can be converted to a Roth IRA if you meet the $100,000 per year income limit. However, only $3,000 in 2003 can be contributed to a Roth IRA subject to certain income limits. Investors 50 years old or above may make an additional "catch-up" contribution of $500, bringing their total to $3,500 for the year.

If your Traditional IRA is not held at Schwab, you can convert a Traditional, SEP or SIMPLE IRA (after a two year holding period is met) at another institution to a Schwab Roth IRA using either: Transfer your IRA to an identical IRA at Schwab. When the transfer is complete, you can initiate the conversion to a Roth IRA. Convert your Traditional, SEP or SIMPLE IRA to a Roth IRA while custodied at your other institution.

You must perform this conversion before you transfer your IRA to IB. Your Modified Adjusted Gross Income can't exceed $100,000 (single or joint filers) in the year of the conversion.

If the SEP participant’s modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) for 2007 is under $52,000 (single filer) or under $83,000 (married, joint filer), then a full deduction for a traditional IRA contribution is also permitted. The amount that may be deducted is phased out over the next $10,000 in income.

Anyone can convert their retirement funds to a Rollover IRA and then to a Roth IRA if they meet certain income limits. Your modified adjusted gross income as a single or married filing jointly taxpayer must be $100,000 or less in order to convert to a Roth IRA. Also, you must be able to pay the income tax you will owe on the converted amount from some other income source. You can’t use your Roth IRA funds to pay your conversion taxes.

There are no prohibitions on distributions from IRA-based plans. A participant can take distributions at any time. However, in addition to the distribution being taxable, it may be subject to a 10% additional tax if the participant has not reached age 59 1/2. If the distribution is taken in the first 2 years of participation in a SIMPLE IRA plan, the additional tax is increased to 25%.

Yes. Tax law provisions allow you to convert (roll over) your Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. Certain eligibility requirements (income and tax filing status) apply, such as: your AGI cannot exceed $100,000, and married individuals filing separately may not convert Traditional IRAs to Roth IRAs. Conversion is considered a taxable distribution from your current Traditional IRA for prior earnings and deductible contributions, but not subject to the 10% penalty tax.

Maybe. If your modified adjusted gross income is $100,000 or less (in the year you switch) you qualify to transfer an existing (Traditional) IRA into a Roth IRA. However, married taxpayers filing separately cannot make such a transfer. Keep in mind taxes will have to be paid on the amount transferred from an existing (Traditional) IRA at the time the switch is made. Therefore, if you should transfer or not depends on your specific situation.

You will have to pay income taxes on all tax-deductible Traditional IRA contributions and earnings converted to a Roth IRA, in the same year as the conversion (except in the year 1998, when you were allowed to spread the payments over a four year period). If you do not expect to have enough money (from a non-IRA source) to pay the income taxes, you are probably better off not converting.

Yes. Couples who are married filing separately may convert their Rollover or regular IRAs to a Roth IRA but only if they have been living separately from their spouse for the entire taxable year and meet the $100,000 modified adjusted gross income limit individually.

Yes. You can convert as much or as little as you like of your Rollover or regular IRA to a Roth IRA each year as long as you meet the annual income limit. Partial conversions will allow you to manage and better plan for the taxes that you must pay on your converted amounts.

Traditional IRAs, Rollover IRAs and SEP-IRAs can be converted directly to a Roth IRA at any time. SIMPLE IRAs can be directly converted to a Roth IRA two years after the date of your initial contribution into the SIMPLE IRA maintained your employer. The two year holding requirement applies regardless of your age.

You can easily convert a Traditional IRA into a Roth IRA without any penalties. However, deferred taxes on the Traditional IRA must be paid upon conversion.

No, partial conversions are allowed, as are conversions from a number of different Traditional IRA's. You may wish to make a partial conversion if you do not want to face the tax expense of a full conversion in one tax year.

Yes. You can self direct all of these types of accounts. They can all be invested into the CHECK BOOK

If you’re using a prototype plan, you will receive an amended plan from the financial institution that provided you with the plan. If, for some reason, you don’t receive (or haven’t yet received) a new plan document, contact your financial institution. While the financial institution provides many administrative services for your plan, it is the responsibility of you – the plan sponsor – to ensure that the plan is kept up-to-date with current law.

Any employer can establish a SEP. However, if you establish a SEP, you may be restricted in maintaining another plan at the same time. Note that Salary Reduction SEPs (SARSEPs) cannot be established after 1996. Generally, only an employer with 100 or fewer employees can establish a SIMPLE-IRA plan. If you establish a SIMPLE-IRA, you cannot maintain any other retirement plan at the same time.

You can establish a SEP for a year as late as the due date (including extensions) of your company’s income tax return for that year. You can establish a SIMPLE-IRA plan effective on any date between January 1 and October 1 of the year for which you make your first contribution. However, if you previously maintained a SIMPLE-IRA plan, you can set up a SIMPLE-IRA plan effective only on January 1 of the year for which you make your first contribution.