COVID Relief: IRS Helps Employers Wanting to Rehire Retirees or Retain Employees after Retirement Age

This article was published by the IRS.  To help address COVID-related labor shortages, the Internal Revenue Service is reminding employers that they generally will not jeopardize the tax status of their pension plans if they rehire retirees or permit distributions of retirement benefits to current employees who have reached age 59 ½ or the plan's normal [...]

Social Security Benefits May Be Taxable

This article was published by the IRS. Taxpayers receiving Social Security benefits may have to pay federal income tax on a portion of those benefits. Social Security benefits include monthly retirement, survivor, and disability benefits. They don't include supplemental security income payments, which aren't taxable. The portion of benefits that are taxable depends on the taxpayer's [...]

IRS Reminder to Many Retirees: April 1 is Last Day to Start Taking Money Out of IRAs and 401(k)s

This article was published by the IRS. The Internal Revenue Service is reminding retirees who turned 72 during the last half of 2021 that, in most cases, Friday, April 1, 2022, is the last day to begin receiving payments from Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs), 401(k)s and similar workplace retirement plans. The payments, called required minimum distributions [...]

IRS Reminds Taxpayers Their Social Security Benefits May Be Taxable

This article was published by the IRS. A new tax season has arrived. The IRS reminds taxpayers receiving Social Security benefits that they may have to pay federal income tax on a portion of those benefits. Social Security benefits include monthly retirement, survivor, and disability benefits. They don't include supplemental security income payments, which aren't taxable. [...]

IRS Announces Changes to Retirement Plans for 2022

This article was published by the IRS. This year taxpayers can put an extra $1,000 into their 401(k) plans. The IRS recently announced that the 2022 contribution limit for 401(k) plans will increase to $20,500. The agency also announced cost‑of‑living adjustments that may affect pension plan and other retirement-related savings next year. Highlights of changes for [...]

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