Harness Wealth

JANUARY 29, 2025

April 15 marks the IRS tax return filing deadline for 2025. Although this is the traditional tax filing deadline, given the spate of recent natural disasters (such as the California wildfires and Hurricane Milton), the IRS is granting certain filing and payment extensions beyond this date. Available to taxpayers aged 70.5

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Financial Symmetry

APRIL 9, 2025

Tax planning might not top everyone’s list of leisure activities, but in the middle of tax season, theres a hidden opportunity. In this episode, we talk about five strategies you can use during tax season to create opportunities to help you reach your financial goals.

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NAIFA Advisor Today

MAY 12, 2025

Their appeal lies in their flexibility, tax advantages, and ability to help small business owners save more for retirement while reducing taxable income. As more clients look for impactful retirement planning strategies, understanding how cash balance plans work is more important than ever.

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Harness Wealth

APRIL 30, 2025

This article will explore how to navigate complex tax situations arising from multiple income sources, examining various income types, reporting requirements, self-employment obligations, and strategic approaches to record-keeping and tax planning that can help protect your financial interests.

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Darrow Wealth Management

APRIL 21, 2025

While a Roth conversion may never make sense for some individuals, for others, early retirement years may be the best time to convert pre-tax accounts to tax-free Roth. Your current and projected future tax rate is often a main component of the decision, but there are other considerations and benefits as well.

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Darrow Wealth Management

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Congress is once again poised to make sweeping changes to the retirement and tax rules in the last two weeks of the year. retirement changes. retirement changes. In the new bill, the age when retirees must begin drawing from non-Roth tax-deferred retirement accounts would increase to 73 in 2023 and 75 in 2033.

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Harness Wealth

APRIL 16, 2025

Let us face ittech startups encounter a unique set of tax challenges that can make or break their financial future. The complex interplay between traditional tax regulations and the innovative nature of tech businesses demands smart planning from day one.

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Harness Wealth

APRIL 17, 2025

Understanding business meal deductions Business meals continue to serve as a valuable tax deduction in 2025, with most qualifying expenses being 50% deductible when they involve legitimate business discussions with clients, customers, or associates.

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Carson Wealth

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

While most taxpayers dont need to worry about estate and gift taxes, having significant assets can make them a challenge. Also, like most UHNW individuals, you may have income from several sources like investments, real estate, and business interests that may require special tax planning. Estate taxes also offer challenges.

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Darrow Wealth Management

JULY 1, 2024

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) brought sweeping changes to the tax code, impacting every taxpayer and business owner. The TCJA has many provisions that are set to expire (sunset) at the end of 2025. In addition, the SALT cap, currently $10,000 per tax return (not per person) will be eliminated.

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Harness Wealth

MAY 2, 2025

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)the 2017 tax code overhaul designed to boost economic growthis set to expire on December 31, 2025. Unless Congress intervenes, the TCJAs sunset will usher in a swathe of tax increases in 2026, with analysts estimating that over $4 trillion worth of tax hikes could take effect.

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Harness Wealth

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This article covers a comprehensive list of the most common forms, documents, and information needed to file taxes. If you need a cheat sheet, download our 1-page tax prep checklist. To plan your tax timeline, see our article, 2025 Tax Deadline Information for Individual Filers.

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Sara Grillo

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Andy Panko started a taxes in retirement Facebook group. They may be focused on the three steps ahead of them, but you are focused on the broader view including 30 years from now when you are going to retire, and that is because I talk to script writers all day and for that reason I can see a broader picture that you can not. “Oh

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Darrow Wealth Management

JANUARY 9, 2023

Here are the top five Roth-related retirement changes following the passing of Secure Act 2.0. 529 plan to Roth IRA rollovers. Starting with the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, then the 2019 Secure Act 1.0, it’s clear that investors need to be adaptive in tax planning. 5 new changes to Roth accounts in Secure Act 2.0.

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Darrow Wealth Management

JULY 1, 2024

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) brought sweeping changes to the tax code, impacting every taxpayer and business owner. The TCJA has many provisions that are set to expire (sunset) at the end of 2025. In addition, the SALT cap, currently $10,000 per tax return (not per person) will be eliminated.

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Cordant Wealth Partners

AUGUST 16, 2024

Other pay : Certain employees can be eligible for “pay in lieu of redeployment” (9 weeks) and an “additional separation bonus” (8 weeks) It’s important to note that severance payouts are taxed as ordinary income in the year of payout. Tax planning for a transition out of Intel is critical.

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Harness Wealth

MAY 12, 2025

Several interconnected factors have converged to create a talent crunch within the tax profession. Demographic shifts and retirement The accounting profession, particularly the CPA segment, is experiencing a major demographic change. This does depend, however, on individuals having the necessary IT skills.

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Harness Wealth

MAY 2, 2025

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)the 2017 tax code overhaul designed to boost economic growthis set to expire on December 31, 2025. Unless Congress intervenes, the TCJAs sunset will usher in a swathe of tax increases in 2026, with analysts estimating that over $4 trillion worth of tax hikes could take effect.

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Brown Advisory

APRIL 1, 2020

Market declines also bring opportunities to trigger valuations for income and transfer tax purposes , so that such taxes are applied to current, lower values, thereby lessening the total amount of tax ultimately paid. Deferral of required retirement plan distributions.

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Brown Advisory

APRIL 1, 2020

Market declines also bring opportunities to trigger valuations for income and transfer tax purposes , so that such taxes are applied to current, lower values, thereby lessening the total amount of tax ultimately paid. Deferral of required retirement plan distributions. GIFT AND ESTATE TAX PLANNING.

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 30, 2024

And as 2024 draws to a close, we wanted to highlight 24 of the most popular and insightful articles that were featured throughout the year (that you might have missed!). Read More.

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Darrow Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Updated for 2024 – 2025. Because many taxpayers earn too much to make pre-tax IRA contributions as they have a 401(k) at work. Many people end up paying taxes twice. There are income limits for contributions to a traditional IRA that qualify for a tax deduction. In the vast majority of cases the answer is no.

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Discipline Funds

DECEMBER 29, 2024

The end of the year is an ideal time to start planning for the year ahead and make sure youre on target to achieve those goals. Here’s a list of things to consider checking as we head into 2025. Good financial planning is all about asset and liability matching across time. Are you on track to retire when you want to?

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Darrow Wealth Management

MAY 7, 2025

Tax filing status will also play a big role in determining your tax liability. Unrealized gains are not taxed, and you won’t owe taxes when selling assets held in tax advantaged retirement plans or IRAs, though there are tax implications when money is withdrawn.

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Carson Wealth

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Like gardening or working out, tax planning is one of those activities where you get out what you put in. Tax planning is similar in the sense that you can put work in on the front end that youll reap benefits from later. Many of us just do tax preparation, dropping off a shoebox of documents with a CPA for the weekend.

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Harness Wealth

APRIL 17, 2025

However, when exercised, holders must calculate the spread between strike price and fair market value for Alternative Minimum Tax purposes. Documentation significantly impacts ISO tax planning. Companies provide Tax Form 3921 in January to detail the information needed for accurate calculations.

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Nationwide Financial

MARCH 6, 2023

For example, they could make most of their charitable contributions and medical expenditures in a year they plan to itemize. Optimize retirement plan contributions The maximum allowable 401(k) contribution for 2023 is $22,500, with a $7,500 additional contribution, if the plan allows, for taxpayers who are 50 and over.

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 15, 2024

While the final submitted text has not been released, some experts suggest that the DoL likely made few changes to its initial proposal, despite significant opposition from broker-dealers that could lead to the judicial system deciding the rule’s ultimate fate.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 24, 2024

When the original SECURE Act was passed in December 2019, it brought sweeping changes to the post-death tax treatment of qualified retirement accounts.

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Harness Wealth

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A financial or tax adviser can help you identify ways to capture that loss so you can offset gains from your liquidity event. Max out your retirement contributions. The current lifetime gift tax exclusion is $12.06M (or $24.12 The exclusion may reduce back to pre-2017 levels of $5M after 2025. at the federal level.

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Darrow Wealth Management

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

If you’ve just inherited a retirement account like an IRA or 401(k) from a parent, sibling, or relative, you may be unsure about what your options are and what to do next. Most non-spouse beneficiaries inheriting an IRA, 401(k), or retirement account from the original account owner must take the money in 10 years.

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Darrow Wealth Management

JANUARY 16, 2025

Example of a step-up in tax basis on stocks inherited at death What types of assets are eligible for a step-up? Non-retirement assets like stocks in a brokerage account, inherited home , antiques/art/collectables, or other real estate, are generally eligible for a step-up in cost basis.

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 15, 2024

While the final submitted text has not been released, some experts suggest that the DoL likely made few changes to its initial proposal, despite significant opposition from broker-dealers that could lead to the judicial system deciding the rule’s ultimate fate.

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Darrow Wealth Management

MAY 6, 2025

Important Consideration: Due to the complexity of the rules and nuances, it is crucial to discuss your specific situation with a financial advisor, estate planning attorney, and tax professional. Roth conversions reduce asset balances subject to mandatory withdrawals and if holding periods are met, money can be taken out tax free.

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Harness Wealth

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

To qualify as an accredited investor in 2025, you must meet one of the following criteria: Income Requirement: Earn at least $200,000 per year ($300,000 with a spouse or domestic partner) for the past two years, with expectations of the same for the current year. Can I hold alternative investments in my retirement accounts?

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Harness Wealth

JULY 29, 2024

Any reporting companies created during 2024 have 90 days to file this report, and for reporting companies created in 2025 or after this filing deadline is reduced to 30 days. On the estate planning front, chief among these potential changes is the sunset of the gift and estate tax basic exclusion amount for U.S.

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Brown Advisory

AUGUST 1, 2019

The Long Game: Roth Conversions & Legacy Planning ajackson Thu, 08/01/2019 - 14:51 Legacy planning is all about transferring wealth to descendants as efficiently as possible. Roth and traditional IRAs both provide tax-free growth on invested assets to account owners, but the two options also differ in a variety of ways.

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