Twists and turns in converting a traditional IRA to a Roth
The change of the tax laws to allow everyone to convert their traditional IRAs into ROTH IRAs in 2010 was a nice present to the tax advisor community. The issues with this one were nearly enough to make even me, a die hard do-it-yourselfer, seek professional advice. Instead of paying for advice, I called the IRS. The woman I talked to in the IRA department was …
