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Posts — Category: Tax Planning

Income Tax
Kids & MoneyTax Planning

How Income Taxes Work

The Internal Revenue Service estimates that taxpayers and businesses spend about 8 billion hours a year complying with tax-filing requirements. To put this into perspective, if all this work were

Tax Refund
Tax Planning

Smart Ways to Spend Your Tax Refund

When tax time rolls around, you are likely waiting for that tax refund to come in, or maybe you already received it. Chances are it is a good chunk of

Types of IRAs and how they work
Retirement PlanningTax Planning

Types of IRA’s and How They Work

What are My IRA Options? Retirement planning is far from simple. Sometimes, it feels like you are speaking a different language from everyone else. From words like 401k and 403b to

Taxes in Retirement
Retirement PlanningTax Planning

Shining A Light On Your Taxes In Retirement

You’ve spent much time and effort accumulating money for retirement. It is critical to understand how taxes might affect what portion of that money you actually keep.  Here are six

2021 Tax Return Deadlines
Retirement PlanningTax Planning

Important Tax Return Deadlines for 2021 Returns

Here is an overview of deadline dates, return types, dates to receive your forms, extensions, etc., and a brief description with helpful tips.   Make sure you adhere to the deadlines

1035 Exchange
Tax Planning

What Is a 1035 Exchange?

According to the most recent information available, Americans have individual life insurance with a total face value of $12.4 trillion.1 Due to a variety of factors, these individuals may find

Tax Efficiency
Retirement PlanningTax Planning

Tax Efficiency in Retirement

Will you pay higher taxes in retirement? It’s possible. But that will largely depend on how you generate income. Will it be from working? Will it be from retirement plans?