The IRS released its annual inflation adjustments to various provisions of the tax code for tax year 2025. It is important to recognize that some of these tax rates, limits and deductions available in 2025 are scheduled to expire at the end of the year under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017, […]
The SECURE Act’s elimination of stretch IRAs poses a challenge to many high-net-worth account owners who had hoped to pass their savings to the next generation and allow inheritances to continue growing tax-free over beneficiaries’ lifetimes. Under the law, non-spouse IRA beneficiaries must withdraw the entirety of inherited IRA accounts within 10 years of the […]
Converting a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA can be a smart option for individuals seeking tax-free growth and the flexibility to take tax-free withdrawals in retirement or pass their savings to future generations free of federal income tax. However, employing this strategy contains significant financial implications that individuals must address and carefully plan for […]
The IRS recently announced the 2025 contribution limits individuals with high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) may contribute to their workplace health savings accounts (HSAs) to help pay for rising healthcare expenses. HSAs are triple-tax-advantaged accounts that eligible workers may fund with pre-tax dollars and withdraw tax-free when used to cover a broad range of qualifying healthcare […]
Today’s federal estate tax exemption is so generous that only a handful of ultra-high-net-worth families are subject to tax at a rate as high as 40 percent. This is set to change in 2026 when the amount taxpayers may exclude from estate tax is scheduled to be cut in half and reduced to approximately $6 […]
In April 2024 the IRS again granted taxpayers another year of relief from compliance with recently enacted laws concerning required minimum distributions (RMDs) from tax-deferred retirement accounts, including individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and 401(k)s. The SECURE Act, signed into law in 2019 and amended in 2022 under SECURE Act 2.0, introduced a requirement that certain […]
In 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor, Internal Revenue Service and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation issued final changes to how retirement plan sponsors must annually report critical information about their employee benefit plans under the Secure Act that was passed into law in 2021. These updates apply to employers’ annual reporting obligations for the 2023 […]
The threat of tax increases and a reduction to the federal estate tax exemption is something high-net-worth families must consider when planning for wealth preservation. One strategy investors and family offices are increasingly relying on to prepare for an eventual shift in tax policy is private placement life insurance (PPLI). The traditional goal of life […]
If you turned 62 this year, congratulations! You may be eligible to begin collecting Social Security benefits. However, the longer you wait to start claiming benefits, the higher the monthly payout you will receive. For example, by waiting until you reach your full retirement age (FRA), as defined by the Social Security Administration (SSA) based […]
The IRS recently released the 2024 cost-of-living adjustments to various provisions of the tax code, which you will use to file your federal income tax return in 2025. Marginal Income Tax Rates The following rates apply to individuals’ income in 2024. 37 percent for individual, single taxpayers with incomes greater than $609,350 ($731,200 for married […]