Money Talk

MARCH 22, 2023

With 2022 income tax season well underway and almost three months already passed in 2023, now is an appropriate time to review some evergreen tax planning tools and techniques. For example, for married couples, the standard deduction is $27,700 in 2023 vs. $25,900 in 2022 and for individuals $13,850 vs. $12,950.

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Money Talk

JUNE 16, 2022

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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Insperity

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In December 2022, the U.S. Act of 2022 enables business leaders to: Deliver additional financial benefits to round out an organization’s compensation strategy Remain competitive in an increasingly dynamic labor market Win the war for talent In this blog, we’ll discuss: What the SECURE 2.0 employer-sponsored 401(k) plans.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

JANUARY 16, 2024

Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”), the IRS issued Notice 2024-02 , which addresses SECURE 2.0 requires that 401(k) plans established after December 28, 2022, implement automatic enrollment provisions for plan years starting after December 31, 2024. 401(k) Plan : A spin-off plan from a pre-SECURE 2.0

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Business Management Daily

JANUARY 5, 2023

Act of 2022 —90+ provisions focused on 401(k) and other retirement plans. Congress has chosen to pay for it by mandating that plans offering certain 401(k) features, like catch-up contributions, be made on an after-tax, Roth basis. 401(k) plans established after Dec. which was enacted in 2019.

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Money Talk

APRIL 4, 2024

All other tax-deferred plans, like 401(k)s and the thrift savings plan (TSP), must have RMDs calculated separately. Roth Conversions - It is best to move money from a pre-tax account to a Roth account in low-taxable income years, during stock market downturns, and/or in small increments over time.

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Business Management Daily

APRIL 1, 2022

Figuring that defined-contribution plans such as 401(k)s weren’t nearly secure as they should be after the passage of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019, Congress is taking another stab at it with the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021 (H.R. Tax credits for start-up costs. Church plans.

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Money Talk

JANUARY 18, 2023

The year 2022 was chock full of news about inflation, with a year-to year Consumer Price Index increase of 9.1% 401(k)s) and IRAs are pegged to inflation. Marginal Tax Brackets - Income ranges in the seven marginal tax brackets ranging from 10% to 37% are inflation-based. million in 2022). CPI at year-end.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Act of 2022” as part of the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act; President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law soon. Among other changes, it: Requires automatic enrollment for new 401(k) and 403(b) plans that are first established after SECURE 2.0’s The wait is over for SECURE 2.0, Today, Congress passed the “SECURE 2.0

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Griffin Benefits

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The IRS has finally announced adjustments to 2022 contribution limits on various tax-advantaged health and dependent care spending accounts, retirement plans, and other employee benefits such as adoption assistance and transportation benefits. What follows is a summary of the new IRS limits; Health Care FSA Limits Increase for 2022.

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Business Management Daily

JANUARY 21, 2022

There are no tax penalties for incorrectly coding items reported in Box 12 of your W-2s. The IRS uses those codes to determine compliance with other sections of the tax code, like 401(k) compliance and teasing out employees who earn too much to make tax-deductible IRA contributions.

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Money Talk

APRIL 6, 2023

At the 2022 Retirement Summit sponsored by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), there were four main topics: improving individuals’ access to retirement savings plans, reducing plan leakage (i.e., 401(k) plans), they generally don’t save for retirement. not running out of money to live a comfortable lifestyle).

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Money Talk

JULY 13, 2023

Act of 2022 , passed last December, has financial planning opportunities for both the accumulation and distribution phases of retirement planning. The limit will be the greater of $10,000 or 150% of the standard catch-up amount for 401(k)s and similar salary reduction plans. The SECURE 2.0

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Griffin Benefits

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The IRS has finally announced adjustments to 2023 contribution limits on various tax-advantaged health and dependent care spending accounts, retirement plans, and other employee benefits such as adoption assistance and transportation benefits. For IRAs, the amount an individual can contribute increases to $6,500 (up from $6,000 in 2022).

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Benefits Notes

MAY 16, 2022

Employers sponsoring 401(k) or other types of defined contribution plans “pre-approved” by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) should be aware that the restatement deadline is quickly approaching. The deadline for the current restatement cycle, “Cycle 3,” is July 31, 2022.

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Money Talk

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

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.” IRMAA surcharges. to $573.30 for Medicare Part B and $12.40

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InterWest Insurance Services

MAY 16, 2024

After enrollment in high-deductible health plans soared during the last decade, 2022 marked the first year that enrollment in these plans fell among American workers since 2013, according to a new report by ValuePenguin. workers signed up for HDHPs in 2022, compared to 56% in 2021. The insurance-review website found that 54% of U.S.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

JANUARY 30, 2023

As part of our continuing series on SECURE 2.0 , signed into law December 29, 2022, this post focuses on significant changes for section 403(b) tax-sheltered annuity plans (“403(b) plans”). Historically, the Code restricted 403(b) plans more than 401(k) plans in terms of the contributions and earnings available for hardship withdrawal.

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Money Talk

DECEMBER 22, 2021

As we close out 2021 and get ready to welcome 2022, it is a good time to consider the impact of indexes (a.k.a., In 2022, beneficiaries will receive a 5.9% a $59 increase for every $1,000 of benefits) in 2022. Income Tax Changes - Each year, income ranges for federal marginal tax brackets are indexed for inflation.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

legislation that was enacted at the end of 2022 included an expansion of the ability for a section 401(k) or 403(b) plan, or a governmental section 457(b) plan, to provide matching contributions on participants’ student loan payments. The grab bag of retirement provisions in the SECURE 2.0 Prior to SECURE 2.0,

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Money Talk

JANUARY 26, 2022

One of the most daunting financial aspects of retirement, especially for people who have been diligent savers throughout their working years, is taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from their tax-deferred retirement savings accounts beginning at age 72. New RMD tables went into effect in 2022, so this is a good time to discuss RMDs.

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Money Talk

DECEMBER 7, 2022

They must begin starting at age 72, unless taxpayers want to pay a hefty 50% tax penalty. In conversations with older adults at classes that I teach, many tell me that RMDs are affecting their income taxes in a big way. Withdrawals made at any age are taxed as ordinary income.

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Money Talk

DECEMBER 29, 2022

This includes topics of interest to older adults in later life such as required minimum distributions (RMDs), taxes on Social Security benefits, and Medicare premiums. Key risks in retirement include longevity, health care expenses, taxes, and inflation. Many have to settle for less. It is not all theirs to keep.

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WEX Inc.

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Health savings accounts have a triple-tax advantage, meaning distributions for qualified medical expenses and investment returns are tax-free, and contributions are tax-deductible. You won’t need to pay Social Security or Medicare tax on the funds going into the FSA. It is not legal or tax advice.

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Money Talk

APRIL 7, 2022

One webinar sponsored by The American College of Financial Services covered financial topics such as income taxes, required minimum distributions (RMDs), qualified charitable distributions (QCDs), and income-related monthly adjusted amount (IRMAA) Medicare premium surcharges. Financial Planning Take-Aways ¨ Tax Deferral ?

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McNees

JANUARY 13, 2023

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (“Act”) was passed by Congress in late December 2022 and signed by President Biden on December 29, 2022. Employers may now offer de minimis financial incentives to employees to participate in 401(k) and 403(b) plans. The Act, a $1.7 Webinar.

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Money Talk

JUNE 29, 2022

We are almost at the halfway mark of 2022, which makes this a perfect time to assess your financial progress and take action over the next six months. In it, I urged a review of tax deductions/credits, tax withholding, budgeting/cash flow, flexible spending accounts, financial goal progress, and investment portfolio status.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Perhaps most notably, the annual limit for pre-tax and Roth contributions by employees to 401(k) plans has jumped from $20,500 to $22,500, and the annual limit for “catch-up” contributions to such plans by employees who are age 50 or older has increased from $6,500 to $7,500. Increase from 2022 to 2023. 15,000.

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HR Professionals Magazine

JULY 26, 2022

State-sponsored: State plans are commonly Roth individual retirement accounts (IRAs), which allow participants to set aside after-tax income up to a specified amount each year. Employee contributions are deducted from post-tax income, so their money is generally tax-free at the time of withdrawal after age 59½.

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CorpStrat

JANUARY 17, 2023

401(k) plans. Health FSA pre-tax contribution limit. Employees’ elective deferrals to 401(k) plans, pre-tax and Roth. Tax exclusion for adoption assistance benefits. IRS Revenue Procedure 2022-24: 2023 limits for HSAs and HDHPs. IRS Notice 2022-55: 2023 limits for retirement plans.

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WEX Inc.

JUNE 13, 2023

This can also improve the company through: Higher attraction and retention Tax advantages Employee satisfaction and loyalty Improved employee morale What can you do to give retirement access to your employees? This could be an HSA, 401(k), IRA, and more. There are many ways you can support your employees for retirement.

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Higginbotham

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

IRS Announces 2024 FSA, Retirement Plan Limits Earlier this month, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released cost-of-living adjustments and inflation-adjusted limits for 2024 that affect amounts employees can contribute to health flexible spending accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs).

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HR Professionals Magazine

JULY 26, 2022

Before we jump into another exhilarating talk around 401(k) legislation (please sense my sarcasm), I want you to take a few seconds and ask yourself why it all truly matters. Sure, 401(k)s are an incredibly important part of a company’s total benefits package. By Jim Trujillo. I can tell you; it is not a pretty sight.

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Stratus.HR

JUNE 16, 2022

When you first filled out your W-4 tax form as a new employee, you probably didn’t think much about it afterwards. But what if you’re filing your taxes a year later and you discover you had fewer taxes withheld from your paycheck than expected. What Is the function of the W-4 tax form?

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Benefits Notes

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Act of 2022.” Catch-up contributions will now be subject to Roth after-tax treatment for those earning more than $145,000 in the prior year. Effective for distributions made after December 31, 2023, the 10% tax on early distributions does not apply for distributions for domestic abuse survivors. Increase in Cash-out Limit.

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Money Talk

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In 2022, the FOMC has been gradually increasing interest rates in incremental steps in an attempt to lower inflation. Dollar-cost averaging works best if investment deposits are “automated,” such as authorizing 401(k) plan payroll deductions or automatically debiting a bank account monthly for mutual fund share purchases.

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Benefit Resource Inc.

JANUARY 3, 2022

Benefit Resource (BRI) is here to help you use your pre-tax funds to combat some of the costs that come with welcoming your new addition. This allows you to save on monthly premiums while putting tax-free money aside in your HSA. The IRS announced 2022 contribution limits, which are $3,650 for an individual and $7,300 for a family.

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