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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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Congress passes SECURE 2.0 Act, making important changes to 401(k)s

Business Management Daily

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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SECURE 2.0 Act Financial Planning Opportunities in 2023 and Beyond

Money Talk

Starting in 2025, there will be new catch-up contribution limits for workers aged 60, 61, 62, and 63. 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. Funds can be used penalty- and tax-free for self-attested hardship situations.

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How the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 benefits your workplace

Insperity

.: employer-sponsored 401(k) plans. Act seeks to: Open access to 401(k) retirement plans to more people Provide greater opportunities to save Offer financial incentives to save while removing common barriers and penalties So, what does the law require of employers? The SECURE 2.0 Major highlights of the SECURE 2.0

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IRS guidance addresses SECURE 2.0’s catch-up contribution dilemma

Business Management Daily

The saga of 401(k) catch-up contributions under SECURE 2.0 Beginning with catch-up contributions to be made next year, employees whose Social Security wages (W-2, Box 3 wages) exceed $145,000 this year can make catch-up contributions on a Roth, after-tax basis only. is well known.

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Why SECURE 2.0 Act Auto-Enrollment and Escalation Will Boost Employee Financial Well-Being

Griffin Benefits

contains dozens of changes to retirement plans, but perhaps none bigger than these two: New 401(k) and 403(b) plans will be required to automatically enroll participants in the respective plans, and employee salary deferral rates will automatically escalate each year. The SECURE Act 2.0

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4 changes that SECURE 2.0 already made to your retirement plans

Business Management Daily

Sutton of Strategic Retirement Partners (aka “The 401k Lady”) said the new rules came out before employers and the industry were ready. Unlike traditional 401ks, Roths are not tax-deferred. With Roth accounts, employees pay taxes on their retirement contributions in their regular paycheck. Sutton’s reasoning … tax math.