Taxes
Did Your Paycheck Suddenly Increase by 6.2%?
Do you ever look at your pay stub? These days, with automatic deposits and paperless transactions, you may not pay much attention to what’s being withheld from your check each pay period. What’s more, many people don’t understand how the whole payroll tax system works, which I get, because, yeah, it’s a bit complicated. But… View Article
What Happens If You Have Post-Tax Money in Your IRA
If you’ve got an IRA that contains only pre-tax money and you take a distribution from that IRA, the taxation is pretty straightforward: the custodian reports the distribution to the IRS, and you pay ordinary income taxes on the amount you took out. If you’re under age 59 ½, then you’ll also owe an early… View Article
Want to “Mega-Fund” Your Roth IRA?
We’ve discussed in a previous video about the potential benefits of having money inside a Roth IRA: specifically, that qualified distributions from a Roth don’t count against you when calculating the taxability of your Social Security benefits. Whether it’s a Roth IRA or 401(k), the potential tax-free nature of Roth withdrawals can make them an… View Article