With a Traditional IRA, the contributions you make are typically deductible for the year the investment is made and taxable when the funds are withdrawn from the IRA. With a Roth IRA, the contributions are not deductible for the year the investment is made but when you take a "qualified distribution" the distribution is taken tax free.

Yes, as long as the total amount of your contributions does not exceed the maximum annual contribution. For example, in 2005, if you were eligible to contribute $2,000 to a deductible IRA, you could also contribute $2,000 to a non-deductible IRA or Roth IRA.

No. You can convert several IRAs – SEP, Simple IRA, regular IRA or Rollover IRA– to a Roth IRA as long as your modified adjusted gross income is below $100,000

Withdrawals-if they qualify-are completely exempt from income tax, unlike all other retirement plans. Many can quickly build up their Roth IRA accounts by converting traditional IRAs into Roth IRAs-at a tax cost. Since you need not withdraw from your Roth IRA at any age, more can be passed on to heirs than would be allowed under other plans.

To build a sizable Roth IRA fund, you must convert a traditional IRA (or, after 2007, funds form an employer plan). Conversions are taxable. In converting to a Roth IRA, you risk an excess contribution penalty and an early withdrawal penalty, if income exceeds $100,000.

If you want to convert your Traditional, SEP and/or SIMPLE IRA to a Roth IRA and are required to take the RMD from your non-Roth IRA, the RMD must be removed before the conversion can occur. The RMD cannot be converted and cannot be left in the Traditional IRA at the time of conversion. The first amounts removed from the Traditional IRA represent the RMD.

No, there are no limits on income in determining if designated Roth contributions can be made. Of course, you have to have salary from which to make any 401(k) or 403(b) deferrals. The employer can make matching contributions on designated Roth contributions. However, only an employee's designated Roth contributions can be allocated to designated Roth accounts.

A Roth IRA conversion can be done at any time before the end of the year. Do not confuse the Roth IRA April 15 of the following year contribution deadline with the December 31 Roth IRA conversion deadline. No. Because SEP and SIMPLE IRAs are already IRAs, you can convert them directly to a Roth IRA. However, for a Simple IRA, you must hold your Simple IRA account for at least 2 years before converting it to 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.

Yes, you can. But remember that you can only contribute up to $3,000 per year to any combination of Traditional and Roth IRAs that you have. You cannot contribute $3,000 to each.

Yes, as long as the amount of your contributions does not exceed $4000. For example, if you were eligible to make a $2000 deductible contribution to a Traditional IRA, you can also make a $2000 non-deductible contribution to a Traditional or Roth IRA.

The Roth IRA was first introduced in 1998, quickly gaining popularity as the new retirement planning investment vehicle. The main difference between the Roth IRA and the Traditional IRA is that contributions to a Roth IRA are not tax deductible and therefore come from after-tax income. However, the income generated by the Roth IRA is tax-free upon qualified withdrawal. In other words, traditional IRAs offer tax deferral while Roth IRA earnings are

The contribution limits for both the Traditional and Roth IRA for 2006 and 2007 is $4,000 with a "catch up" contribution of $1,000 for those age 50 and over. There are several factors to determine the deductibility of Traditional IRA contributions and the eligibility of Roth IRA contributions based upon adjusted gross income and participation in other retirement plans.

While the Traditional and Roth IRA have different eligibility requirements, the main difference between the Roth IRA and the Traditional IRA is when taxation occurs. A traditional IRA is considered "Pre" tax thus reducing your taxable income in the year contributed. A Roth IRA is "Post" tax thus not reducing your current year taxable income. When distributions are taken after 59 ? from a Traditional IRA both the contributions and the earnings will be part of your taxable income.

A Roth IRA offers significant advantages over a traditional IRA. Chief among them is that the income earned by your Roth IRA, in most cases, is not taxable when you receive it after your retirement (age 59½). Also, Roth IRAs are generally not subject to the required minimum distribution rules that apply to traditional IRAs for persons age 70½.

No. IRAs may only be transferred to the same type of IRA (i.e. Traditional to Traditional, Roth to Roth, etc.) Also note that IRAs cannot contain any margin loans, short positions, or equity option positions.

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.

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