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Thirteen Tax Topics for Older Adults

Money Talk

All of these events impact income taxes. This post describes thirteen tax-related topics (in no particular order) that people should be familiar with in later life. Income taxes on RMDs need to be planned for with tax withholding by the plan custodian or quarterly estimated payments to the IRS. Part B premium.

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21 Financial Events and Trends During 2021

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inflation rate from November 2020 to November 2021 was 6.8%, the sharpest increase in the Consumer Price Index in 39 years (since 1982). Income Taxes- Tax filing was pushed back to May 17 and advance child tax credits were sent to income-eligible families with children from July to December. Inflation- The U.S.

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So, I “Bit the Bullet” and Finally E-filed Our Taxes

Money Talk

Last year, I wrote a post that described the pros and cons of filing your income taxes by paper or electronically (e-filing). Looking back, it was also a “personal pep talk” for me because I knew I was part of a dying breed of paper income tax filers. of tax returns are filed by paper or, in numerical terms, nearly 13.2

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Five Ways for Women to Take Charge of their Financial Futures

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Webinar attendees were encouraged to aim for 3 to 6 months of essential expenses in emergency savings, automate savings if possible, and put tax refunds to work by saving all or part of them. Among the statistics that were presented from various studies are the following: ¨ 37% of women have high financial knowledge (vs.

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Changes to W-2 Reporting for Tax Year 2020? You Can Thank COVID-19

Patriot Software

If you thought keeping up with yearly tax law changes was hard enough, you might not be happy to hear this news. Read on to learn about important changes to W-2 reporting for tax year 2020 and what you […] READ MORE. There are a couple changes to Form W-2 reporting you may need to pay attention to.

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An Introduction to IRMAA

Money Talk

Many are middle income taxpayers who diligently saved and invested for 4-5 decades in tax-advantaged plans. As I wrote in my book Flipping a Switch , some older adults must “plan for higher taxes in the future, especially when required minimum distributions (RMDs) kick in.” 2020) to the year that they are paying IRMAA (e.g.,

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Barbservations from Three Retirement-Focused Webinars

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If taxpayers are near the top of a marginal tax bracket , RMDs can move them up to a higher tax bracket. Use of RMD Withdrawals - A chunk will pay income taxes. Multiple RMD Ages- People with tax-deferred retirement savings accounts born in 1950 or earlier have a RMD of 72 (or 70½ for those who turned 70½ prior to 2020).