Taxes in Retirement
Bob Carlson of Retirement Watch on how to manage your taxes and planning strategies to pay less
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How to Minimize the Most Important Number on Your Tax Return
It’s the most important number on your federal income tax return. The number I’m referring to is your adjusted gross income (AGI). In your retirement years, AGI is more important than for most other taxpayers. Before retiring, taxable income probably is the most important line on your return, and many people believe it still is […]
How to Make the Most of Donor-Advised Funds
Donor-advised funds (DAFs) are becoming one of the most popular and effective ways to make charitable gifts, and their use is likely to increase in coming years. It is important to know the details of DAFs to maximize your tax benefits and the benefits to charities. A DAF is created or sponsored by a charity. […]
Now Is the Optimum Time to Plan Your 2023 Charitable Gifts
Don’t wait until late in the year to plan your charitable gifts. Maximize the benefits to both the charity and you by considering contribution strategies throughout the year and implementing them well before December 31. When most people think of the benefits of charitable gifts, they think of tax deductions. But many giving strategies provide […]
More Ways To Increase Your After-Tax Investment Returns
Last week’s Retirement Watch Weekly covered ways to increase your after-tax investment returns. Let’s pick up where we left off. When your investment strategy says it’s time to sell an investment, don’t hold it for months hoping it will mature to a long-term capital gain. It might make sense to wait if it will mature […]
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How To Increase Your After-Tax Investment Returns
The old adage is, “You can’t spend pre-tax returns.” After-tax returns are what count. Well, the tax rules on investments are in effect all year, but few people take advantage of that. Too many people don’t start thinking about investment taxes until near the end of the year, or even after the year is over. […]
Plan Now to Avoid Stealth Taxes this Year
Retirees and near-retirees need to worry more about Stealth Taxes than regular income taxes. Stealth Taxes include the amount of Social Security benefits added to gross income, the Medicare premium surtax (also known as IRMAA), the 3.8% net investment income tax and more. Some Stealth Taxes are directed specifically at retirees, such as the tax […]
Plan Now to Avoid Stealth Taxes in 2023
Retirees and near-retirees need to worry more about Stealth Taxes than regular income taxes. Stealth Taxes include the amount of Social Security benefits added to gross income, the Medicare premium surtax (also known as IRMAA), the 3.8% net investment income tax and more. Some Stealth Taxes are directed specifically at retirees, such as the tax […]
The Facts About the 28% Tax Rate on Gold and Collectibles
The tax code doesn’t treat all investments the same. Investment assets designated as collectibles, such as gold, are treated less favorably than many others. The following are listed as collectibles in the tax code: any work of art, any rug or antique, any metal or gem, any stamp or coin, and any alcoholic beverage. The […]
