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The five-year countdown begins on Jan. 1 of the year you do the conversion. So if you convert $5,000 from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA on Sept. 1, 2024, your countdown begins Jan. 1, 2024.

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Living trusts generally allow a smoother, more organized settlement of the estate than other probate-avoidance options.

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