Here’s a strategy for older taxpayers who are charitably minded and also must take required minimum distributions from their traditional IRAs.
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Hiring your child to work at your business this summer
Hiring your child at your business this summer? It can be a tax-smart idea. Here are the benefits.
Update on retirement account required minimum distributions
The SECURE 2.0 law includes good news about required minimum distributions from tax-favored retirement accounts. But an earlier law contained some bad news for certain beneficiaries of inherited retirement accounts. Here are the rules.
New option for unused funds in a 529 college savings plan
It’s not unusual for parents to end up with unused funds in their children’s 529 college savings plans. There’s a new option that allows them to transfer unused funds in a 529 plan to a Roth IRA. Here are the details.
If you didn’t contribute to an IRA last year, there’s still time
Saving now for retirement is one of the smartest moves you can make to help ensure financial security. If you’re eligible, you still have time to contribute to an IRA or SEP and save on your 2023 tax return.
IRAs: Build a tax-favored retirement nest egg
How much can you save in an individual retirement account this year and when do you have to start making withdrawals? Here are the answers to these and other IRA questions.
11 Exceptions to the 10% penalty on early IRA withdrawals
If you need cash, you may want to tap your traditional IRA. But if you’re not yet 59½, you may have to pay a penalty tax if you do. Here are 11 exceptions to the penalty.
2021 individual income tax limits
Many people are more concerned about their 2020 tax bills right now than they are about their 2021 tax situations. That’s understandable because your 2020 individual tax return is due to be filed in less than three months (unless you file an extension). However, it’s...
Don’t forget to take required minimum distributions in 2021
If you have a traditional IRA or tax-deferred retirement plan account, you probably know that you must take required minimum distributions (RMDs) when you reach a certain age — or you’ll be penalized. The CARES Act, which passed last March, allowed people to skip...
What qualifies as a “coronavirus-related distribution” from a retirement plan?
As you may have heard, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act allows “qualified” people to take certain “coronavirus-related distributions” from their retirement plans without paying tax. So how do you qualify? In other words, what’s a...
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