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Tax Planning
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Take Advantage of the Historically High Estate and Gift Tax Exemptions
Estate Planning Services Take Care of the People You Love With all the challenges 2020 has thrown at us, it’s easy to forget that this is an election year. We’re now less than 100 days out from election day with a real chance of both the White House and Senate changing hands. No matter who…
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Avoiding tax penalties on 529 Plan funds – not all expenses are qualified
If you have accumulated a sizeable amount of funds in a 529 college savings account, how can you get these funds out without having to pay tax penalties? If you inadvertently use funds for the wrong expenses, you will end up being taxed on the earnings, as well as levied a 10% penalty on that…
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Take advantage of Covid tax benefits using your IRA
In a previous blog in April, David Garcia and Mike Walsh discussed The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was signed into law by the president on March 26, 2020. The Act suspends required minimum distributions from IRAs, inherited IRAs, and defined contribution plans for the year 2020 (it is not applicable to…
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Money Minutes: Roth IRA Distributions
Money Minutes: Information to help you live a better financial life.
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Tax planning is a hot topic amid a pandemic and a looming election
Planning based on current tax law is the norm for financial adviser Danqin Fang, of Evensky & Katz/Foldes Financial Wealth Management. However, the gap between the November election and taking office in January 2021 could present some planning opportunities, Fang wrote. “An increase in capital gains rates that was not retroactive could lead us to…