Topic: Internal Revenue Service

What You Need To Know About Bankruptcy

Effects of the 2005 Law With the implementation of the updated 2005 bankruptcy laws, people are, to a greater extent, compelled to file for Chapter 13 instead of Chapter 7.. In order to be eligible for Chapter 7, your present monthly income ...

10 Bank-Breaking Money Myths

Unfortunately, one of the factors that will prevent many people from becoming financially successful is their false beliefs about money. According to the IRS's 2007 federal tax rate schedules, when your salary was $30,000, your marginal tax rate was 15%. With a ...

Claiming Late IRA Deductions

Claiming IRA deductions is a very important part of filing your tax return. You can file an amended tax return, or you can tell the IRS that you do not want a deduction for the contributions and change your IRA to a ...

The Self-Directed IRA

The Self-Directed IRA has started to pick up steam with all of the emphasis on being in control of your own portfolio. Here are the basics of the Self-Directed IRA and why you might want to consider getting one. With the Self-Directed ...
Child and dependent care is a critical issue and a large expense for many American families. For someone in the 28% federal tax bracket, this income reduction means saving $280 in federal taxes for every $1,000 spent on dependent care with an ...

When and How to Change Your IRA Custodian

Your IRA custodian can play a big role in the overall success of your retirement account. At some point, it may be to your advantage to change IRA custodians to improve your chances of success. Since IRAs have certain rules that must ...

Exceptions to the IRA Penalty

If you withdraw funds from your IRA early, you are subject to a 10 percent IRA penalty in addition to income taxes that must be paid. In addition, if you did receive a lump sum when you left your job, you can ...
A Roth IRA account can be a great savings tool to invest for retirement. All money contributed is post tax, so every dollar in your account at retirement age is a dollar that you will have to spend, since no taxes will ...

SEP IRA Contribution Limit Guidelines

You can make an SEP IRA contribution instead of an alternative retirement account contribution if you are self-employed in a corporation or sole proprietorship. However, if you earn $50,000, you cannot contribute all but $1,000 of it to your IRA. Then, this ...
To make a beneficiary designation for your IRA, you must file the information with your account provider instead of simply listing this in the will. If your spouse is your beneficiary, that spouse will have several options to receive your retirement account. ...