Apr 3, 2018 | Firm Updates, Individual Tax, Retirement Planning
Tax-advantaged retirement plans like IRAs allow your money to grow tax-deferred—or, in the case of Roth accounts, tax-free. The deadline for 2017 contributions is April 17, 2018. Deductible contributions will lower your 2017 tax bill, but even nondeductible...
Dec 20, 2017 | Firm Updates, Retirement Planning, Tax Tips, Year End
Retirement plan contribution limits are indexed for inflation, but with inflation remaining low, most of the limits remain unchanged for 2018. But one piece of good news for taxpayers who are already maxing out their contributions is that the 401(k) limit has gone up...
Nov 21, 2017 | Firm Updates, Retirement Planning, Year End
As the end of the year approaches, most of us have a lot of things on our to-do lists, from gift shopping and donating to our favorite charities to making New Year’s Eve plans. For taxpayers “of a certain age” with a tax-advantaged retirement account, as well as...
Oct 10, 2017 | Firm Updates, Retirement Planning, Small Business
Business owners may not be able to set aside as much as they’d like in tax-advantaged retirement plans. Typically, they’re older and more highly compensated than their employees, but restrictions on contributions to 401(k) and profit-sharing plans can hamper...
Sep 27, 2017 | Firm Updates, Retirement Planning, Tax Tips
A tried-and-true tax-saving strategy for investors is to sell assets at a loss to offset gains that have been realized during the year. So if you’ve cashed in some big gains this year, consider looking for unrealized losses in your portfolio and selling those...
Sep 19, 2017 | Firm Updates, Retirement Planning, Tax Tips
One important step to both reducing taxes and saving for retirement is to contribute to a tax-advantaged retirement plan. If your employer offers a 401(k) plan, contributing to that is likely your best first step. If you are not already contributing the maximum...
