Editors Note: This post has been updated to reflect recent legislative changes that happened July 1, 2025. When planning for the transfer of wealth, understanding your state’s tax laws is essential. Many people wonder whether…
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Comparing Tax Proposals from the 2024 Election: How Harris and Trump’s Platforms Might Impact You
As the 2024 election approaches, tax policy is once again at the forefront of debate, with the potential to affect millions of Americans. We are currently in an era of historically low tax brackets due…
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What You Need to Know About 2024 RMDs
Over the past few years, a handful of changes have been made to the IRS-mandated required minimum distribution (RMD) rules. For those uninformed, they run the risk of being out of compliance with the IRS….
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Using Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCDs) to Maximize Charitable Donations
The IRS has carved out a way for individuals over 70.5 to make charitable donations up to a certain amount that are tax exempt. We define this as a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD). If you…
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Inherited assets? How to claim retirement accounts, plan for taxes, and manage Required Minimum Distributions
When someone close to us passes away, it starts an avalanche of decisions and tasks that need our attention. A lot of these decisions need to occur right away, at a time when every choice…
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