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Understanding the New 20% Pass-Through Income Tax Deduction

Posted in Small Business, Tax News on June 5, 2018

In December, 2017 President Trump signed the new tax bill.  This is known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).  What received a lot of attention in the media was the tax cuts for individuals. For Connecticut taxpayers, check…

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When to File Separate Tax Returns to Save Money

Posted in Tax News on September 8, 2013

  Married couples have a choice when they file their income tax returns.  They can file as married filing jointly or as married filing separately.   Married Filing Jointly Most married couples will file a joint income tax return.  There…

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4 Reasons Everyone Should Contribute to a Roth IRA

Posted in Tax News on September 25, 2012

1) Tax – Free Distributions If the Roth IRA account is open for at least 5 years and the taxpayers is over age 59 1/2, then all of the distributions from the Roth IRA are tax-free.   2) Take Your…

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Why The New Medicare Tax May Cost You More Money

Posted in Tax News on June 26, 2012

Current Medicare Tax Currently taxpayers pay 1.45% Medicare Tax on their earned income. This is from a W-2 for employees and net-income from self-employed individuals. The employee pays this amount and the employer matches it, therefore they remit 2.9% to…

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