you can convert your IRA to a Roth IRA by simply telling your bank or other financial institution that you want to do so. You can keep your funds at the same financial institution. You can even keep them in the same investments. All you're doing is changing the type of account that holds them. The trickier part is figuring out the tax cost of converting to a Roth. When you convert your traditional IRA to a Roth, two things happen. The government taxes the current value of the funds you convert, and those funds now become your basis in a Roth. The first step is to figure out your Roth conversion income. If you're converting deductible IRA funds, you'd report as income the current value of the funds on the day you make the conversion. Your basis in a deductible IRA is zero because you received a tax deduction for your savings contributions.
If you're converting nondeductible IRA funds, report as income the current value of the funds on the day you convert, less your basis.
