Year-end reminders for IRAs and company plans.

The Kiplinger Tax Letter;  December 23, 1998 ;     106 words ...And some year-end reminders for IRAs and company plans. To lock in the four-year spread for '98 conversions to Roth IRAs, payouts must occur by Dec. 31, but you have 60 days to finish the switch. Other IRAs can be set up as late as April 15 for '98...be made by then...filing for an extension has no ...

IRS clears up confusion about direct rollovers to Roth IRAs.(IRAs)

The Kiplinger Tax Letter;  March 20, 2008 ;     97 words ...IRS clears up some confusion about direct rollovers to Roth IRAs. Starting this year, workers can roll over amounts from company plans to Roth IRAs if they have adjusted gross incomes of $100,000 or less. (The $100,000-of-AGI cap ends after 2009...

IRS to clear up confusion about direct rollovers to Roth IRAs.(IRAs)

The Kiplinger Tax Letter;  February 22, 2008 ;     54 words ...IRS will clear up confusion about direct rollovers to Roth IRAs from company plans, which Congress approved beginning in 2008 for workers with adjusted gross incomes of $100,000 or less. Among the issues that are...

Senate Expands Roth IRAs to Fund IRS Reform

Human Events;  May 22, 1998 ;   Anonymous;   684 words ......Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) to Roth IRAs, which provide for tax-free withdrawals...incomes under $100,000 are able to have Roth IRAs or, prior to passage of the Roth amendment...funds from their traditional IRAs into Roth IRAs. Since people over 701/2 have to withdraw...

Roth IRAs drawing interest

Indianapolis Business Journal;  March 16, 1998 ;   Anonymous;   787 words ...The buzz about Roth IRAs that started with federal legislation...available. "These are now household words--Roth IRAs," said Karen Mersereau, a certified...their options before signing up for Roth IRAs, which offer different tax and withdrawal...

IRS overhaul may be helped by Roth IRAs Senator suggests funding reform by...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 6, 1998 ;     371 words ......citizens to convert retirement savings into Roth IRAs. The proposal Tuesday by Sen. William...said Roth spokeswoman Ginny Flynn. Roth IRAs, created in 1997, are named for the committee...for the overhaul by modifying rules on Roth IRAs surprised corporate lobbyists. Until...

Limits on Roth IRAs changing under new tax law.(The Providence Journal)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  June 11, 2001 ;   Downing, Neil;   787 words ......as retirement, take a closer look at Roth IRAs. Under the new tax law recently approved...exclusively to people 50 and older. Because Roth IRAs are attractive to begin with _ you can...of other changes in federal tax law, Roth IRAs will become a more effective way to pass...

Provisions of Roth 401(k)s versus Roth IRAs.(Individual retirement...

The Kiplinger Tax Letter;  June 17, 2005 ;     394 words ......Roth 401(k)s are similar to those for Roth IRAs: Payins do not reduce taxable income...before 1957. The 2006 ceiling on payins to Roth IRAs seems paltry by comparison... $4,000...benefit for high-paids who are shut out of Roth IRAs. However, Roth 401(k) payins must satisfy...

Consumers pick Roth IRAs more often: Tax Relief Act of 1997 opened the...

Charleston Daily Mail;  September 6, 2004 ;   ANALISA NAZARENO;   724 words ......experts say there are many reasons why. Roth IRAs are more flexible. They allow investors...2000 - about $2.4 trillion - than in Roth IRAs - about $77.6 billion. That's because...spread, and in 2000, contributions to Roth IRAs exceeded those to traditional IRAs by...

More Americans See Advantages of Roth IRAs.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  March 23, 2003 ;     787 words ......gradually convert his traditional IRAs to Roth IRAs -- some last year, some this year, probably...too, he said. He is not alone. Although Roth IRAs have been around for only about five...investors have made annual contributions to Roth IRAs. Others, like Jaggi, have gone a step...

Newer, more flexible Roth IRAs surpass traditional IRAs in popularity.

San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX);  August 28, 2004 ;     787 words ......experts say there are many reasons why. Roth IRAs are more flexible -- they allow investors...2000 -- about $2.4 trillion -- than in Roth IRAs -- about $77.6 billion. That's because...spread, and in 2000, contributions to Roth IRAs exceeded those to traditional IRAs by...

Model form for setting up Roth IRAs.

The Kiplinger Tax Letter;  December 12, 1997 ;     219 words ...A model form for setting up Roth IRAs will be available for '98... IRS Form 5305-R, Roth Individual...other '97 gross income must be under $100,000 to convert. Also, Roth IRAs will have to be cleaned out after owners die... even though NO...

Governor supports change in law so state won't tax Roth IRAs

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  December 14, 1997 ;   AVRUM D. LANK;   787 words ......Wisconsin's tax code makes no provision for Roth IRAs, but have no fear, it soon will. Gov...Thompson himself told me as much last week. Roth IRAs, which are part of the new federal tax...Wisconsin's revenue code makes no provision for Roth IRAs, the state would tax withdrawals. ...

House-Senate deal on tax changes goes to White House for approval Bill...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  October 17, 1998 ;     294 words ......year could convert to advantageous Roth IRAs and taxes on prize winnings would change...couples from converting their IRAs to Roth IRAs would gradually rise to $150,000 over five years. Because Roth IRAs have better long-term tax benefits...

Roth IRAs appealing, but check the fine print

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  March 21, 2006 ;     342 words ......Record (Bergen County, NJ) 03-21-2006 Roth IRAs appealing, but check the fine print Date...While traditional IRAs are tax-deferred, Roth IRAs are designed to be tax-exempt. Traditional...permit you to contribute pretax dollars; Roth IRAs accept only already-taxed dollars. Let...