If you’re looking to rollover your IRA into a Roth IRA, you might be worrying about the amount of taxes you’ll need to pay when you make this rollover. Of course, your tax bill really depends on the situation of your rollover IRA. In traditional IRA’s rollover, the money that’s contributed to your account is taken out of your check before taxes are ever applied. When you take the money out during your retirement, it will be taxed accordingly. However, with a Roth IRA rollover, contributions are already taxed when they’re put into the account, so that when you take a Roth IRA distribution, it isn’t taxed. (more…)
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What are the Tax Consequences of a Rollover IRA/Roth IRA Conversion?
Posted by admin on April 26th, 2010
Rollover IRA / Roth IRA Tax Rules
Posted by admin on March 31st, 2010
When it comes to Roth IRAs, the most important thing you must remember is that Roth IRAs are not structured like traditional IRAs. Traditional IRAs allow you to make contributions “off the top,” before any taxes are taken out of your gross salary. Contributions to Roth IRAs, conversely, are made with your after tax dollars, or net salary. This difference in the tax status of contributions is evident in almost every transaction involving a Roth IRA. (more…)
