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Controlling Expenditures in Difficult Economic Times The current slowing economy has prompted many individuals to take a closer look at how and where they spend their money. If you find yourself in this situation, and many of us do, you may need to develop some restraint in consumption and grasp the value of saving to build wealth for the future.   Retaining Tax Information and Records Retaining and storing your income tax information and records is an important final step of your tax filing responsibility. This article contains information on the rules for keeping your tax records.   Traditional to Roth IRA Conversions Four years ago, the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (TIPRA) relaxed some restrictive rules preventing many taxpayers from converting a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA, but this favorable change was not effective until 2010.