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Will my Social Security be Taxed?

The Chicago Financial Planner

You’ve paid Social Security taxes over the course of your working life and you’ve earned these benefits. Many retirees and others collecting Social Security wonder about the tax treatment of their benefit. The answer to the question in the title is that your Social Security benefits may be subject to taxes.

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Why Pre-Tax Retirement Contributions Are Better Than Roth In Peak Earning Years (Even If Tax Rates Increase)

Nerd's Eye View

Over the last 60 years, the top Federal marginal tax bracket has steadily decreased from over 90% in the 1950s and 60s to 'just' 37% today. While it's true that the top marginal tax rate has decreased dramatically since the mid-20th century, the difference in the actual tax paid by most Americans has been far more modest.

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Planning For Changes In Client Marginal Tax Rates After TCJA’s Sunset

Nerd's Eye View

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), passed in 2017, was one of the most extensive pieces of tax legislation to be passed in the last 30 years, touching many aspects of individual, corporate, and estate tax.

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At the Money: How to Pay Less Capital Gains Taxes

The Big Picture

At the Money: How to Pay Less Capital Gains Taxes (January 24, 2024) We’re coming up on tax season, after a banner year for stocks. Successful investors could be looking at a big tax bill from the US government. On this episode of At the Money, we look at direct indexing as a way to manage capital gains taxes.

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The CPA Firm Growth Strategy: From Compliance to Consulting

Speaker: Rita Keller - President of Keller Advisors, LLC

You've worked diligently and have built a glowing reputation grounded in your excellent skills in tax, accounting, and auditing. You're known as the “go-to” person when a client is faced with tax and financial decisions. You have a very successful firm -- but that’s not enough.

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Podcast links: tax fairness

Abnormal Returns

podcasts.apple.com) Michael Klein talks the fairness of the tax system with William G. (freakonomics.com) Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway talk about the problem with the U.S. offshore wind industry with Chelsea Jean-Michel of BloombergNEF. theirrelevantinvestor.com) Mark Manson also talks with Morgan Housel.

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Making Estate Planning More Tax Efficient And Equitable For Beneficiaries By NOT Just Splitting The Assets Evenly

Nerd's Eye View

That's because, depending on the beneficiaries' individual situations, different types of assets will have different tax characteristics when inherited, which might make particular assets better or worse for different beneficiaries depending on their tax circumstances.

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10 Things You Need to Know About Payroll-Only Registration

This option allows foreign employers with no entity in-country to make special “payroll-only” registrations with in-country tax and social security bodies so they can issue a local payroll. Simple, right? Before you go forward with payroll-only registration as a solution, you should know it’s more complex than just filing some paperwork.