Senior tax-saving alert: Make charitable donations from your IRA

Senior tax-saving alert: Make charitable donations from your IRA

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IRA charitable donation, QCD

If you’ve reached age 70½, you can make cash donations directly from your IRA to IRS-approved charities. These qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) may help you gain tax advantages.
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What might be ahead as many tax provisions are scheduled to expire?

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Buckle up, America: Major tax changes are on the horizon. The reason has to do with tax law and the upcoming elections.

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Retirement account catch-up contributions can add up

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If you’re age 50 or older, you can probably make extra “catch-up” contributions to your tax-favored retirement account(s). It is worth the trouble? Yes! Here are the rules of the road.

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Tax and other financial consequences of tax-free bonds

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municipal bond

If you’re interested in investing in tax-free municipal bonds, you may wonder if they’re really free of taxes. While the investment generally provides tax-free interest on the federal (and possibly state) level, there may be tax consequences. Here’s how the rules work.

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The ins and outs of Series EE savings bond taxation

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Series EE bonds

Many people own Series E and Series EE bonds that were bought many years ago. They may rarely look at them or think about them except on occasional trips to a file cabinet or safe deposit box.

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Once you file your tax return, consider these 3 issues

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The tax filing deadline for 2021 tax returns is April 18 this year. After your 2021 tax return has been successfully filed with the IRS, there may still be some issues to bear in mind. Here are three considerations:

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How to Keep Your Tax Return Safe from Ghosts

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