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Roth IRA Rollovers under Fiscal Cliff Law

Roth IRA Rollovers For the past few years, plans with designated Roth accounts could allow an individual to roll over an amount from a non-Roth account into the individual’s designated Roth account in the same plan, but only amounts the individual could have had distributed from the plan, usually because the individual had attained age 59½ or had severed from employment, according to the IRS. Beginning in 2013, The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, or ATRA, allows a 401(k) plan can permit this type of rollover for an amount that is not eligible for distribution at the time of the rollover, such as an amount in an individual’s regular (pre-tax) elective deferral account when the individual is not eligible for a distribution from that account. A similar expansion applies to 403(b) plans and governmental 457(b) plans. The amendment to the in-plan Roth rollover rules was made by ATRA. The IRS said it anticipates issuing guidance later this year about the expanded in-plan Roth rollover

There is no Such thing as a "Standard" Contract

Well-drafted contracts  prepared by your tax and business attorney can provide protection for the parties signing it. Contracts determine rights and obligations. Yet, many businesses enter into transactions with poorly written contracts or contracts with "boilerplate" or "standard" provisions that are not favorable to them.  There is no such thing as a "standard" contract! In some cases, business owners and managers make deals with no written contracts at all. When disputes occur, they are forced to rely on memory and find that verbal contracts are difficult to prove in court. Remember, an oral contract may be enforceable it is just difficult to prove.     Those signing contracts sometimes overlook important provisions, including clauses that lay out the "choice of law" and "venue." These clauses determine what law applies and the location where disputes related to the contract will be resolved. You don't want the inconv