Submitted By: Walter
Answered: April 22, 2016 11:52 am

I inherited a traditional IRA. Can I convert it to a Roth IRA?

Yes. Making the conversion requires you to report all the income in the account, so determine whether you want or can afford to do this. You can opt to convert only a portion of the account.

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Tax Glossary

Points

Charges to the homeowner at the time of the loan. A point is equal to 1 percent. Depending on the type of loan, points may be currently deductible or amortized over the life of the loan.

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