Yes, you can roll a regular IRA into a Roth IRA. You pay income tax on the amount you withdraw from the regular IRA, but do not have to pay a penalty for early withdrawal if you roll the money directly into the Roth IRA.
Opinions on changing your standard IRA investment to a Roth IRA vary on who you ask. www.smartmoney.com/.../should-i-convert-my-ira-to-a-roth-ira is an excellent website for information.
Roth IRA Conversion Taxes. When you convert from a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA you pay income tax on the contributions. The taxable amount that is converted is added to your income taxes and your regular income rate is applied to your total income.
Fortunately, you can easily convert your traditional IRA to a Roth IRA during a given tax year. You can contact the company that operates your IRA and have them rollover the traditional IRA to the new Roth IRA.
Not directly but you can roll it over to a Traditional IRA first then convert that IRA to a Roth.
People have many questions regarding Roth IRA's. Some typical frequently asked questions about Roth IRA's are "Are there any penalties for cashing out my IRA early?" and "can i convert my traditional IRA into a Roth IRA?"
A Rollerover is when you convert your regular IRA to a Roth. Smartmoney.com offers a wealth of information as well as a calculator to help you decide if this is the right move for you.
You can convert to a Roth IRA when you transfer some or all of your existing balance to a Roth IRA. However, though it is regardless of income, some income-eligibility restrictions still apply to current year contributions.
Yes, you can do this under current IRS rules. The rules behind this are fairly complicated, but it's allowable (maybe the correct term is that it's not disallowed).
The criteria for a Roth IRA conversion have changed and as of 2010 anyone can convert a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA. Whether it makes good sense for you to do so will depend upon your personal financial situation.
The best time to convert Roth IRAs to normal IRAs is when you want to withdrawal funds from your retirement account early. Otherwise, it is better to keep money in the Roth IRA because the Roth IRA has better returns in interest than traditional IRAs.
Roth IRAs are similar to regular IRAs except for the fact that they allow you to forgoe a tax deduction. In order to qualify for a Roth IRA you must have documented form of compensation.