Roth IRA

There are many different types of retirement plans, and one of the main ways to choose among them is to ask: How do they treat you at tax time? Let’s just say the Roth IRA is really very polite.How Roth IRA taxes workAlthough you pay taxes on the money you put into a Roth IRA, the investment earnings in the account are tax-free. Also, when you reach age 59½ and have had the … [Read more...] about How Roth IRA Taxes Work and When You Pay

A Roth 401(k) and a Roth IRA sound similar - and they are. © Maskot/Getty Images Roth IRA vs. Roth 401(k) Contributions are made after taxes - meaning your taxable income isn't reduced by the amount of your contributions when you file your taxes. But you get a tremendous tax advantage down the road, since earnings can be taken out tax-free starting at age 59 1/2. … [Read more...] about Roth IRA vs. Roth 401(k): 6 key differences

The Connecticut Retirement Security Authority (CRSA) is seeking businesses to volunteer to become part of a pilot program that will influence the design of Connecticut’s state-run retirement plan, which is expected to roll out in early 2022.The CRSA said the pilot program, which is scheduled to begin next month, will help shape the retirement plan, known as MyCTSavings, that … [Read more...] about Connecticut Seeks Volunteers for Pilot Retirement Program

Doctors are particularly bad at managing their personal finances and financial well-being for several reasons:We hate to admit when we don't know somethingWe got into medicine to help people, not for the moneyWe think of money as dirty in our professionWe trust other "professionals" to act in our best interest and succumb to poor investments at the hands of financial … [Read more...] about Is Financial Freedom for Doctors Possible?

Normal plans for this time of year might have been thrown by a (second) tax season like no other, but the priorities before fall still wait for no firm. With the October deadline for extended returns looming, practitioners are wondering how best to fill the time between now and the infamous second season.“First I want a vacation,” said Terri Ryman, an Enrolled Agent at … [Read more...] about Always another deadline: Tax preparers share their pre-October priorities