4 Tips for Proper Tax Filing
With the new year in full swing, tax season is just around the corner. Filing federal income taxes can be a long and complicated process, and mistakes are bound to happen here and there. As many of [...]
Can You Turn Investment Losses into Tax Gains?
When markets take a spill, especially when it comes to your retirement investments, it’s harder to find ways to meet your financial goals. If you were relying on IRA or 401(k) withdrawals to cover your expenses, doing [...]
What Is a QCD and How Does It Work?
You might expect your tax burden to decrease in retirement – after all, you’re no longer receiving a paycheck that incurs income tax, payroll tax, and Medicare tax. However, your income in retirement could be significant between [...]
Tax Day Will Be Here Before You Know It
Tax Day is April 18th this year, due to the Emancipation Day holiday in Washington D.C. on the 15th. This is a good time of year to review your finances and think about your long-term tax strategy. [...]
What is a Roth Conversion and Should You Do It?
When you think of your major expenses, you might think of housing, healthcare, travel, or something else. But have you considered that taxes could be your biggest expense, even in retirement? There could be ways to reduce [...]
How a Financial Advisor Can Help You Pursue Tax-Smart Strategies
They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but what about a tax-deductible lunch? While many of your income sources can be taxed, there are strategies to help minimize your overall tax burden before and [...]
4 Types of Retirement Income and How They’re Taxed
Taxes don’t stop when you stop receiving a paycheck. If you have multiple sources of income in retirement, your tax burden could be substantial. By understanding how different types of income are taxed, you can develop income [...]
5 Things to Know About COVID and Your Taxes
We’ve entered a full year of living with the pandemic, and there have been several events during the year that could affect you this tax season. In April 2020, the CARES Act (Coronavirus aid, Relief, and Economic [...]
3 Reasons Your Tax Burden Could Actually Increase In Retirement
Will your tax burden dramatically decrease in retirement once you stop receiving a paycheck? Maybe not – maybe it will increase. Between retirement account distributions, Social Security benefits, and investments, you may have reasons to review your [...]
3 Ways Your Advisor Can Help You This Tax Season
As we enter this tax season, we may realize that our situation has changed. Maybe we were affected by the CARES Act, COVID, or went through a life change such as retirement, or became empty nesters. All [...]