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Retirement and Taxes: "To" and "Through" Planning

Money Talk

If you picture retirement planning and taxes as a Venn Diagram, there is lots of overlap between these two areas of personal finance. This is true both during one’s working years (when taxpayers are saving for retirement) and later, when people are older and withdrawing taxable income from tax-deferred accounts.

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21 Financial Events and Trends During 2021

Money Talk

There were also COVID-19 related scams including those for fake tests, vaccines, charities, and government benefits. 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. More mandatory state run auto-IRAs were set up.

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

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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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Government maintains national insurance contributions freeze

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Autumn budget 2022: The government has decided to maintain the current freeze on employers’ national insurance (NI) contribution thresholds for a further two years. “A lower tax regime keeps unemployment low, maximises government receipts through income tax and corporation tax.

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Useful Information from 2022 Webinars- Part 2

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Tax Planning - Until 12/31/25, taxes are “on sale.” Nobody has a crystal ball, but we know that tax rates will rise starting in 2026 when the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expires. There are only two ways to reduce taxes: 1. When the government lowers tax rates. Make less income and 2.

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PayrollOrg Comments on IRS Employment Tax Forms

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PayrollOrg’s Government Relations Task Force commented on the IRS’s information collection notice on federal employment tax forms in September.

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Barbservations From Online RMD Webinars

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Last year, I noticed a new trend that has continued into 2023: ads on social media about online financial seminars focused on required minimum distributions (RMDs) and income taxes owed in later life. Tax diversification throughout one’s working years can reduce taxes in later life, 2.

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