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Posts Tagged ‘401(k) Plan’
3 Proven Steps for Taxpayers to Survive Tax Season
1)Be Prepared
Ah yes, the Boy Scout Motto, “Be Prepared”. It is very applicable to surviving tax season. How can you get prepared? Start with completing your tax organizer. We send these out to our clients in early January. This will contain all of the prior year information. Some clients don’t like filling out the tax organizer. That’s fine. … Continue reading »
3 Proven Tax Smart Moves For Small Business to Save Money
1) Adopt a Retirement Plan
A business has several different retirement plans it could adopt. The most common plan is the 401(k) plan. With a 401(k) plan the employee is allowed to defer on a pre-tax basis up to $17,500 in 2013. If they are over age 50 they can defer an additional $5,500 in a so-called catch up contribution. An employer may … Continue reading »
3 Proven Reasons Young Investors Should Fund a Roth IRA and Roth 401(k) to Save
Time
As the Rolling Stones said, “Time is on my side.” And so it is with younger investors, time is clearly on their side. The benefit to a Roth IRA or Roth 401(k) plan is that if all of the requirements are met, the distributions are tax-free. To fund a Roth IRA you will need to have earned income. This is the … Continue reading »
3 Easy Steps For Mid-Year Tax Planning
Half the year is in the books. Many people are playing golf, going to the beach or having a barbeque. It is also the time however to have your Mid-Year Tax Planning. Here are 3 Easy Steps to make this happen:
Run a Tax Projection
As a starting point, review your 2012 income tax return. Then project out the year 2013 as to what might be different. Bonuses, stock options and capital gains are some examples of what might … Continue reading »
When to Borrow Against Your 401(k) Plan
While you don’t necessarily want to borrow against your 401(k) plan, there might be some situations when you would consider it.
401(k) Plan Loans
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) allows employers to allow employees to borrow against their 401(k) plan. For an employee to borrow against his 401(k) plan this loan provision must in the plan document. The maximum that can be borrowed is one-half the account value, not to exceed $50,000. The employee must … Continue reading »
