Taxes

Medicare and the Health Savings Account Penalty

The benefits of Health Savings Accounts for people who are eligible are tremendous. You get to make pre-tax contributions; you get to withdraw money...

Required Minimum Distribution – Rules

Traditional (Traditional IRAs, SEP, SIMPLE, SARSEP) RMDs begin at age 73 In 2033 the RMD age goes to 75 An IRA owner must calculate the RMD separately...
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Divorce. Who Gets to Deduct the Kids?

Divorce. It’s an ugly business. Not just in the emotional toll it takes on the couple calling it quits,...

Important Ages on the Retirement Planning Timeline

Retirement planning is one of those things you have to get right. It can make all the difference between...

Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCD) from Inherited IRAs

At the very moment IRAs joined the retirement savings universe in 1974, so did Required Minimum Distributions (RMD). The...

20 IRA Mistakes

Hey! It’s just an IRA. What is there to know? You put money in and it’s a tax deduction,...

Taking Money from an IRA Without Penalty

The IRA is a great retirement savings vehicle; money grows on a tax-deferred basis and that’s a good thing....

Roth IRAs and the Death of Military Personnel

There is a little-known rule connected to Roth IRAs that can benefit the surviving spouse of a deceased military...