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Twelve Tax Planning Topics for 2022

Money Talk

The 2021 income tax season will soon be in the history books. With income tax calculations still fresh in our heads, this is a great time to do some tax planning for 2022. Here are 12 tax topics to consider: Itemized Deductions- Only about 10% of taxpayers can itemize since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act went into effect in 2018.

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How the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 benefits your workplace

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This enables workers to pay taxes up front on the funds they contribute, and then grow and withdraw these larger funds at a later date tax free. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will begin enforcing this provision in 2026. It’s important to note that these are tax credits, not deductions. The SECURE 2.0

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Top 5 reasons to check your payslip

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It’s worth remembering that it’s an employee’s responsibility to check they’re on the right tax code, as it impacts how much tax they pay – whether it’s too much tax or too little. For the 2021/22 tax year (and through to 2025/26), the tax code for most people under 65 who only have one job or pension is 1257L.

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Top gifts for your staff: 5 suggestions

Employee Benefits

Tax deduction – For HR or management, here’s a quick tax tip; it also counts as a tax deduction, thus decreasing your tax liability for the year. by 2026, a significant rise that shows the demand for this gift option. In the UK, the gift voucher market is projected to grow by 10.3%

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What employees need to know to reduce the impact of the LTA

Employee Benefits

As announced in April’s Budget, the Lifetime Allowance (LTA) will be frozen at its current level of £1,073,100 until April 2026. million pension savers [1] are set to reach the limit and will be hit with a tax charge of 55% in retirement. Latest reports have suggested that as a direct result of the freezing of the LTA, more than 1.6

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WA Cares Fund – Premium Delay and New Exemption Categories

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On January 27, 2022, Governor Jay Inslee signed into law two bills, SHB 1732 and SHB 1733, that delay the start of many WA Cares program activities, including delaying the start of employee premium payroll deductions by 18 months. This bulletin is provided for informational purposes only and may not be construed as legal or tax advice.

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AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT CONTAINS MANY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS RELATED PROVISIONS

Benefits Notes

The ARPA also allows the employer, insurer, or multiemployer plan sponsor who subsided the premiums to offset the cost by claiming a new federal tax credit. The subsidy is tax-free to the individual receiving the subsidy. Tax Credit. Below is a summary of the ARPA’s COBRA subsidy provisions. Changes to Code Section 162(m).