Dear Tax Talk,I rolled over my traditional individual retirement account into a Roth IRA in 2010. It was $19,000. Do I have to pay taxes on that, or can I get around not paying taxes? Can I change it back? I am 59 and do not need this money. I did not pay taxes in 2010 or 2011. Thanks!– Jim
Dear Jim,Why would you think that you don’t have to pay tax on a Roth IRA conversion? Special rules allow you to spread out the tax for 2010 conversions, but you …

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With the debt deal behind us, it’s time to pick up the pieces and ask the question: “What happened?”? as it turns out, very little was accomplished, at least as it pertains to the specifics of future changes.? while most of the hard work has been delayed a short while, certain decisions were made. One clear line in the sand was the carving out of Social Security from any automatic reduction in spending. (The same cannot be said for Medicare).? still, as I discuss in Should your Retirement Planning Change …

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Q: Last week you answered my question about doing a rollover from my 401(k) plan to an IRA. You said that if I am under 59½ and withdraw money from my retirement plan I would pay a penalty in addition to taxes unless I meet certain exceptions. What are those exceptions?
A: the penalty for taking an early distribution from your retirement account if you are under age 59½ is an additional income tax of 10percent added to the regular tax you would pay on the distribution. the 10percent additional …

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Something that I haven’t quite got my head around is how so many (thousands per month) people can seemingly ‘afford’ to purchase homes in the Vancouver area considering the prices at which local homes seem to be sold at. Greater Vancouver benchmark for all dwelling types is just about $520,000 as of June 2009.
Let’s look at a sample first time home buyer.
Let’s imagine John and Jenny want to get started on the property ladder after getting married last year. they have saved $10,000 over the past couple years and they …