SECURE Act of 2019 TOPIC NEW RULE COMMENTS $5,000 tax credit for small businesses starting retirement plans Increases the tax credit available for small business retirement plan start-up costs up to $5,000 for up to three years. Plus a new $500 tax credit for startup costs for plans that begin implementing automatic enrollment. Increasing the […]
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While the national focus has been on uncertainty around the new tax law, there are many individual tax-planning opportunities you should consider before year-end to ensure you are getting the best deal while staying compliant. Although the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 captured national attention, there are still plenty of tax-planning opportunities you
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If you have minor children at home, Social Security benefits may be available to them. Know these rules and get maximum benefits for your family. It is not so unusual today for a person eligible for Social Security retirement benefits to have young children. Once the parent files for benefits, a minor child may also
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With more people learning about file-and-suspend and claim-now-claim-more-later strategies, mistakes are being made – like trying to do certain things before full retirement age. Also, the Budget Act of 2015 changed some of the rules about who can do what and when. File-and-suspend One now-closed strategy is file-and-suspend, where the higher-earning spouse files for Social
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Social Security is more complicated than most people think. Here are six of the most common questions that come up on Social Security. With the baby boom generation entering retirement, there’s a lot of demand for good Social Security information. People are confused—both about how the system works, and how these inner workings affect their
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