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Avoid These Five Retirement Planning Mistakes Retirement planning and tax planning go hand in hand. Here are five common retirement planning mistakes and ideas on how to ensure they do not happen to you. Here are five common retirement planning mistakes and steps you can take to avoid them. 1. Not having a plan Surprisingly most of us do not know how much money is needed for our retirement years. …Read More
Planning 2016 Taxes: New Income Levels for Tax Brackets Here is a quick look at 2016 tax rates and their associated income levels. Using your past tax information, you can plan for your tax obligation next year starting now. Don’t forget that tax payers in the higher income levels are also subject to an additional .9% Medicare Tax introduced to help pay for the Affordable Care Act. This will impact …Read More
Beware the Tax Torpedo – Large retirement account balances can cause Social Security tax problems A big surprise can occur when you see your Social Security Retirement Benefits being subject to income tax. This “tax torpedo” is often triggered by Retirement Account distributions. Are you prepared for this?
With the setting of contribution limits to qualified retirement plans for 2014, now is a good time to plan for your 2014 retirement contributions. As part of your planning for next year, now is the time to review funding your retirement accounts. By establishing your contribution amounts at the beginning of each year, the financial impact of saving for your future should be more manageable. Here are annual contribution limits …Read More
With rapidly increasing costs in both health care and in college tuition, deciding which is more important can be a real dilemma. Here are some thoughts. As our students prepare to head back to school, many families face the difficult decision to save for retirement or use those funds to pay for their children’s college education. The dilemma With student loan amounts in the trillions of dollars, our kids are …Read More
Roth IRA or Traditional IRA? The answer is never easy, but perhaps asking the right questions can make your decision easier. Here are some thoughts: For most taxpayers, you have until April 15th of the following year to contribute up to $5,500 ($6,500 if age 50 or over) into a Traditional IRA or a Roth IRA. Is an IRA an option worth considering for you? If so, which is better? …Read More
Remember you have until April 15th to fund last year’s IRA contributions. Here is what you need to know. Remember you have until you file your tax return to make a contribution to a Traditional IRA or Roth IRA for the 2012 tax year. The annual contribution limit is $5,000 or $6,000 (if you are age 50 or over). Prior to making the contribution, if you (or your spouse) are …Read More