Do *Not* Withhold Taxes from Your Roth Conversions
By electing this withholding choice, you are using qualified Roth IRA dollars to pay your taxes. That could probably be the end of the article right there.
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By electing this withholding choice, you are using qualified Roth IRA dollars to pay your taxes. That could probably be the end of the article right there.
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