Article: NEW ROTH IRA NOT AS TAXING NOW OR AT RETIREMENT.(Business)(Column)

Byline: Humberto Cruz

Ah, to be 25 again.

At 25, which is how old my daughter Veronica will be on Dec. 7, it is going to be a sweet deal to take an individual retirement account and convert it to a new Roth IRA.

That's what Veronica told me she is going to do as soon as the Roth IRAs become available on Jan. 1, 1998.

With a Roth IRA you cannot claim a tax deduction on the money you put in. But withdrawals are completely tax-free if you are at least 59 1/2 and the account has been established at least five years.

You are eligible to make the maximum $2,000 contribution to a Roth IRA if your adjusted gross income is no more than ...

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