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Submitted By: Walter
Answered: April 22, 2016 11:52 am
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
Capital gain or loss
The difference between amount realized and adjusted basis on the sale or exchange of capital assets. Long-term capital gains are taxed favorably. Capital losses are deducted first against capital gains, and then again up to $3,000 of other income.
