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Ten Tax Planning Tips for 2022

Money Talk

Now that 2021 income tax season has been over for a month and the dust has settled, it is time to start some serious tax planning for 2022. Planning now provides seven months to take action and/or implement changes to avoid a stressful “tax scramble” at the end of the year. assets that are taxed in different ways).

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It’s Time for a Mid-Year Financial Check-Up

Money Talk

Last year, I wrote a blog post about mid-year financial check-up s for the OneOp Personal Finance team. 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. child care, loan) ends.

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School’s out! Now what? Summer child care tips

Benefit Resource Inc.

Dependent Care Account to the rescue! If you have a Dependent Care Account, you may be able to use it to pay for summer child care. Let’s start by defining what a Dependent Care Account is and then look at how to use it to pay for summer child care. What is a Dependent Care Account? Don’t touch that!

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Redefining jargon: What these 9 confusing pre-tax terms really mean

Benefit Resource Inc.

This may be the shortest blog on pre-tax benefits you will ever read. We’re going to take 5 minutes to redefine 9 confusing pre-tax phrases used in pre-tax benefits. Pre-tax benefits. Pre-tax benefits are, in effect, a way to decrease your income before taxes so you pay less in taxes.

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Money tight? 4 ways to pay with your HSA

Benefit Resource Inc.

It might have been for dinner with friends or your rent after already paying loans; maybe it’s trying to pay (after student aid) for your child’s college expense. Especially if you have a Health Savings Account, or HSA. Just check our blog page). For that last one, you may have more options than you think.

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Dependent FSA: Myth vs. Fact

Benefit Resource Inc.

Flexible Spending Accounts are one of the most popular tax-advantaged accounts employees choose during open enrollment. One of the main draws of these accounts is the broad range of products and services they can be used to pay for. However, no such account exists. Dependent FSA: Myth #2. Find out in our article.

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The Long-Awaited COBRA Premium Subsidy Guidance Has Arrived!

AssuredPartners

ELIGIBILITY AS AN AEI By way of background, and as we discussed in our previous blog entry summarizing the April FAQs and in our March update providing an overview of the law generally, ARPA’s provisions include a 100 percent subsidy for COBRA continuation coverage which began on April 1, 2021 and will continue through September 30, 2021 for AEIs.

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