The House recently passed H.R. 2954 Securing a Strong Retirement Act, being referred to as the Secure 2.0 Act, which has overwhelming bi-partisan support, with a vote of 414 in favor and only 5 opposing. The Act includes a great benefit for those individuals who are working on paying off their student loan debt but
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Dissatisfaction with the Biden Administration runs deep, and the GOP is expected to do well this November, thanks to inflation, sky-high gasoline prices, crime, our border crisis and—given the more dangerous world we live in—inadequate defense outlays. But What’s Ahead argues that there’s another subject Republicans should hammer hard: taxes. Americans are overtaxed. Recognizing this,
It’s tax time, and crypto gains can be painful, especially if you lost money after a taxable event but still have to pay the higher taxes. Taxes are an annual job, and the IRS says that cryptocurrency is property for federal tax purposes. That means that just about any transfer can trigger taxes. Since 2018,
The pressure on married couples to file joint returns is so strong that I am considering an addition to Reilly’s Laws of Tax Planning – Joint filing is an election. It is not one of your marital vows. It has generally been a harmless delusion for the happily or at least not utterly miserably married.
You may be counting on the step-up, Roth conversions and donor-advised funds. But politicians could snatch these goodies away. Billionaires are the first targets of tax hikes. You’re next. Take a close look at the tax plan in the budget proposal that came from the White House last week. It probably won’t be enacted, at
Topline An increasing number of Wall Street experts are now forecasting a possible economic downturn on the horizon, with alarms growing louder after the widely-observed yield curve inverted last week and indicated a looming recession. Key Facts Deutsche Bank on Tuesday became the first major bank on Wall Street to forecast a recession next year,
Today’s Social Security column addresses questions about whether people who hadn’t filed yet missed the January 2022 5.9% COLA, spousal benefit rat4es after early retirement benefits and switching to retirement benefits after early survivor’s benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security Planning, Inc.
The advent of cryptocurrency has added a new dimension to the realm of taxation, as well as finance. One might even say it has created a whole new world. Unlike fiat money, cryptocurrency is not governed by a central banking authority to regulate monetary policy by managing the supply of notes and specie, setting interest
This week, President Biden proposed two new taxes on the very rich. A minimum income tax that Biden calls a billionaire tax but would in reality apply to households with a net worth of $100 million or more. And a separate tax at death on gains from appreciated assets, even if the assets are not
The real estate market is hot, and home prices are skyrocketing, rents are too darn high, inflation is even hitting your utilities like gas, electric, internet and streaming services. For those of us who have been working from home for the past two years, you may be wondering if you can get a bigger tax