Don’t Forget to Empty Out Your Flexible Spending Account

Don’t Forget to Empty Out Your Flexible Spending Account

If you have a tax-saving flexible spending account (FSA) with your employer to help pay for health or dependent care expenses, there’s an important date coming up. You may have to use the money in the account by year-end or you’ll lose it (unless your employer has a...
Key 2024 Inflation-Adjusted Tax Amounts for Individuals

Key 2024 Inflation-Adjusted Tax Amounts for Individuals

The IRS recently announced various 2024 inflation-adjusted federal tax amounts affecting individual taxpayers. Most of the federal income tax rate bracket thresholds are about 5.4% higher than for 2023. This means you can generally have about 5.4% more income next...
11 Exceptions to the 10% Penalty Tax on Early IRA Withdrawals

11 Exceptions to the 10% Penalty Tax on Early IRA Withdrawals

If you’re facing a serious cash shortfall, one possible solution is to take an early withdrawal from your traditional IRA. That means one before you’ve reached age 59½. For this purpose, traditional IRAs include simplified employee pension (SEP-IRA) and SIMPLE-IRA...
A Cost Segregation Study May Cut Taxes and Boost Cash Flow

A Cost Segregation Study May Cut Taxes and Boost Cash Flow

Is your business depreciating the entire cost of constructing the building that houses your enterprise over 30 years? If so, you should consider a cost segregation study. It may allow you to accelerate depreciation deductions on certain items, thereby reducing taxes...