Retirement benefits

The IRS introduced changes to certain contribution limits to 401(k) and retirement plans for 2025, while some limits will remain the same.

Financial advisors, tax professionals and their clients will need to make careful planning decisions about claiming Social Security benefits and starting distributions.

A complex mixture of new or expiring laws, intersecting retirement planning questions and the threat of so-called stealth taxes could add up to a highly beneficial strategy.

The adjustments reflect how inflation is slowing down and upcoming changes to the rules based on the Secure 2.0 Act and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

The amount individuals can contribute to 401(k)s in 2025 has increased by $500 to $23,500, but the IRA limit remains $7,000.

The first Secure Act was a "game-changer for IRAs and Roth IRAs," according to a retirement expert. Here's the compelling case for paying taxes sooner.

New rules for IRA beneficiaries, the expiration of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and guidelines for qualified stock make these strategies especially relevant.

Your clients have worked long and hard their entire adult lives to secure a comfortable retirement, so make certain they don't make one of the most common mistakes as they contemplate their options.

Heirs and their financial advisors should start figuring out how to minimize the tax impact of the end of the so-called stretch strategy, experts said.

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations Thursday to update the rules for required minimum distributions.

Many plan participants told the U.S. Government Accountability Office they didn't understand their four main options — or the potential tax consequences.

Notice 2024-55 from the IRS explains exceptions to the additional tax for certain emergencies, and for victims of domestic abuse.

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Financial advisors, tax professionals and their clients get another year to think through potential tax, distribution and trust strategies, according to experts.

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The Internal Revenue Service is extending tax relief on required minimum distributions from inherited retirement accounts not made in 2024 after providing similar relief in recent years.

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The IRS and Labor Department issued guidance on the new savings vehicles, but financial advisors and other wealth management professionals have questions.

Retirement plan sponsors and advisers receive guidance from the IRS on how to legally incentivize plan participation.

Retirement plan sponsors and their financial advisors receive guidance from the IRS on how the Secure 2.0 Act opened the door for "de minimis financial incentives."