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Individual Retirement Accounts: What You Need to Know

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The 2023 income tax filing deadline is only days away (April 15, 2024 in most of the U.S.). The maximum contribution for traditional IRAs for 2023 was $6,500 for workers under age 50 and $7,500 for those age 50+. 401(k), 403(b), 457, or Thrift Savings Plan). There is no way out. tax bracket was over 90%.

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Sweeping Changes Coming to Employer-Funded 401(k) Plans

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Historically speaking, retirees have typically relied on three primary tools to help them prepare for retirement: pension plans, Social Security, and defined contribution plans, like 401(k) plans. Here’s a look at how 401(k) plans may soon change as part of the SECURE 2.0 06) into their 401(k).

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Highlights From a Women’s Retirement Class

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pension, Social Security, annuities, dividends/capital gains, full- or part -time employment, self-employment) minus fixed (e.g., America’s 401(k) Experiment - 2023 is the 45 th anniversary of tax-deferred 401(k) retirement savings plans that workers fund with voluntary contributions from their pay.

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Ten Upsides of Inflation

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This includes Social Security recipients, retirees with COLA-adjusted pensions, and workers with COLAs stipulated in their job or union contracts. 401(k)s) and IRAs are pegged to inflation. for couples filing jointly, the standard deduction is $27,700 in 2023 vs. $25,900 in 2022). million per individual in 2023 vs. $12.06

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

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Examples include a 401(k) or 403(b) plan and traditional IRA. Contributions can be made until the tax filing deadline in April 2023. Through Retirement” Planning ¨ Taxable Income Sources- Common types of taxable income in later life include pensions, distributions from workplace retirement accounts, and Social Security.

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2023 Brings Changes to the Laws on Employee Benefit Plans

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The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (“Act”) was passed by Congress in late December 2022 and signed by President Biden on December 29, 2022. Below is a high-level list of the provisions of the Act which are effective in 2023 and which may affect your plan: Welfare Benefit Plans. The Act, a $1.7 Retirement Benefit Plans.

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Ten Tax Planning Tips for 2022

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Normal” tax rules apply in 2022, however, which may require a withholding change for many families to avoid getting a smaller refund, or owing tax, in 2023. 401(k), 403(b), and traditional IRA). The deadline for making 2022 SEP contributions is the tax filing deadline in April 2023.

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