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Roth Conversions and Qualified Charitable Distributions: Today's Slott Report Mailbag - Ed Slott and Company, LLC

QUESTION:I am 67 years old and have a Roth IRA that is over 5 years old. I would like to perform some annual 401(k)-to-Roth IRA conversions before I become subject to required minimum distributions (RMDs) on my 401(k) when I turn age 73. I am aware that I will need to pay income taxes on the conversions themselves, but there is a lot of conflicting information out there on what happens with the earnings on the converted funds after they move to the Roth IRA.