How to Painlessly Find Money for Your IRA

How to Painlessly Find Money for Your IRA

Most of us have heard of financial gurus touting the many benefits of investing in an IRA. Depending on whether one goes with a traditional Individual Retirement Arrangement or Roth, participants can get some tax benefits with their contributions or on their withdrawals. If you’re looking to jump start or increase your retirement contributions, here are some big ways to find money in your budget. Full story

5 Tax Tips for the New Year

5 Tax Tips for the New Year

Happy New Year! For most of us, the new year is time to make resolutions and attempt to make a fresh start. It’s also time when many folks start thinking about filing their taxes. If you’ve said goodbye to 2012 and you’re ready to tackle your 2013, here are 5 tax tips to keep in mind for the new year ahead.
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The Basics of Individual Retirement Accounts and Your Taxes

The Basics of Individual Retirement Accounts and Your Taxes

Although the calendar says 2011 already, you can still make a 2010 IRA contribution. In fact, you can make a contribution until April 15, 2011. Furthermore, some taxpayers are eligible to deduct their IRA contributions, thereby lowering their taxes for a year long since over. Crazy? Not in the wonderful world of arcane tax rules. Here’s an overview of how IRAs affect your taxes and vice-versa. Full story