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2024 Key Numbers for Health Savings Accounts

Ballast Advisors

An HSA is a tax-advantaged account that enables you to save money to cover health-care and medical costs that your insurance doesn’t pay. The funds contributed are made with pre-tax dollars if you contribute via payroll deduction or are tax deductible if you make them yourself using after-tax dollars.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (January 27-28)

Nerd's Eye View

The survey also suggests that a firm's tech stack can affect its ability to attract and retain clients, with 93% of advisors who said they work with state-of-the-art technology reporting that they have added new clients as a result of another firm's bad technology, and 58% of all advisors surveyed reporting they had lost new business due to bad technology. (..)

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The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (October 2023)

Nerd's Eye View

From there, the latest highlights also feature a number of other interesting advisor technology announcements, including: Holistiplan, after achieving success with its tax planning and analysis software, has announced an investment from Lead Edge Capital, signaling that it may be ready to expand into other financial planning areas beyond tax – (..)

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What Documents You Should Provide to Your Tax Preparer

Carson Wealth

Mike Valenti, CPA, CFP ® , Director of Tax Planning Tom Fridrich, JD, CLU, ChFC ® , Senior Wealth Planner It’s January, so it’s officially tax season! One of the most common client questions heard by tax preparers is, “So, what do you need from me?” This can result in additional tax owed, plus penalties and interest.

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Massachusetts ‘Millionaires’ Tax Applies to Sudden Wealth Events

Darrow Wealth Management

In November 2022, proponents of the Massachusetts ‘millionaires’ tax (question 1) won their bid to nearly double the income tax rate on individuals with taxable income over $1M a year. As proposed, the new legislation would increase these tax rates to 9% and perhaps even 16% , respectively, starting in 2023.

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5 Tips to Engage Prospects During Tax Season

FMG

For advisors, there’s one season out of the year that creates a buzz and is the perfect time to boost engagement: tax season. Why Tax Season is Great for Engagement Tax season is a hectic time for people because they want to ensure their taxes are done right. 5 Tips to Engage Prospects During Tax Season 1.

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Average Fees for Tax Advisors in 2024

Harness Wealth

Tax advisors, and other tax professionals , offer services from preparing and filing annual tax returns to comprehensive tax strategies that help minimize taxes and preserve wealth over time. In this guide, we’ll explore the average fees of tax advisors in the US for 2024.

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