Month: January 2023

SECURE 2.0 was part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. It introduces a significant number of changes to contributions, simplicity of participation, and the date for beginning Required Minimum Distributions (RMD). However, one interesting twist is a provision that allows a 529 education plan to be rolled into a Roth. Aside from a great opportunity
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The looming federal debt crisis gets more worrisome this week, as the Treasury Department will start taking “extraordinary measures” to pay our bills. Although those measures can buy several months of temporary relief, President Biden ultimately may have to take unilateral action to avoid a fiscal and economic meltdown. Without those measures, on Thursday the
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Loading chart… AT&T Inc: “It’s not as bad as it used to be.” Loading chart… Plug Power Inc: “[CEO] Andy Marsh has promised us profitably for a very long time. … My bountiful patience is beginning to get tried.” Loading chart… Juniper Networks Inc: “I like Juniper Networks. They’re doing a lot that’s right.” Loading
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A pedestrian strolls on the Google campus in Mountain View, California, on Jan. 27, 2022. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Google is delaying full year-end bonus checks by a few months, simultaneously demonstrating a keystone tenet of household finance: Don’t count on money you don’t have in hand. “If you know money’s coming down
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Congressman Earl (Buddy) Carter (R-GA) has introduced the FairTax Act of 2023 (FTA23). Much of the commentary on the bill, including mine, has been about whether it is a good idea and the politics surrounding its introduction. The “Fair Tax” has been tinged by the fact that its underlying concept – replacing income, estate, gift
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Allison Michael Orenstein | Getty Images Social Security recipients are just starting to see the record 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment in their monthly checks. But come tax time, they could see surprises resulting from last year’s 5.9% increase, which at the time was the biggest COLA in four decades. Last year’s 5.9% cost-of-living adjustment was like
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Floyd Mayweather, boxer and entertainment entrepreneur, will not be further fighting an IRS assessment of $5,549,675 in tax and an accuracy penalty of $1,109,935 for the year 2017. About Mayweather On Forbes We tax writers sometimes find celebrity tax stories irresistible, even when they are not that interesting as tax stories. You can read an
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Each year brings new real estate undertakings that prove transformative not only for those who will inhabit them, but for the metropolitan enclaves surrounding them. These projects may be residential or commercial or – with increasing likelihood — mixed-use. They might be transit-oriented developments, adaptive reuse efforts or mega-projects that deliver diversity and improved opportunity
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Former President Donald Trump stands on the 18th green during the Pro-Am tournament before the LIV Golf series at Trump National Doral, Oct. 27, 2022. Jasen Vinlove | USA Today Sports | Reuters Former President Donald Trump on Friday morning voluntarily dropped a longshot federal lawsuit in Florida against New York’s attorney general — a
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Whether by choice or necessity, many workers will change jobs in the months ahead. Some companies, particularly tech giants, have been announcing deep cuts to their workforces as they face ongoing challenges due to rising interest rates and inflation. Most recently, Google said that it will lay off 12,000 people, Amazon announced a fresh wave of job
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Data security has been increased for tax returns, credit cards, and other traditional targets of cyber thieves. Now, the online thieves are making sophisticated attacks on employer retirement plans and the accounts in the plans. Data security at retirement plans varies, and the security can be breached several different ways. The cyber thieves probe to
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