How to reverse course on collecting Social Security
Individuals receiving Social Security retirement benefits who wish they had postponed them for a larger benefit amount later may have certain options.
Personal Financial Planning
Saving for college: The new 529-to-Roth IRA transfer rule
A provision in the SECURE 2.0 Act enables greater flexibility in saving for children’s education while also helping 529 plan beneficiaries to get a jump-start on retirement savings.
How to talk about long-term care with clients
Clients may be reluctant to discuss long-term care, but it’s better if they have a plan in place before they’re caught off-guard by a health care crisis.
9 facts about HSAs that might surprise your clients
Understanding health savings accounts’ useful, lesser-known features is key to helping clients make the most of this important retirement planning tool.
Key tax and retirement provisions in the Secure 2.0 Act
The year-end appropriations act included the Secure 2.0 Act, which makes many changes to the retirement plan rules, including expanding automatic enrollment and increasing the starting age for required minimum distributions.
The rise of the cash balance pension plan
Become familiar with this hybrid type of pension plan and its advantages for the right businesses.
The ins and outs of IRA-to-HSA rollovers
Savers often are surprised to learn they can roll funds from an IRA into their HSA. While this lesser-known rollover rule has limitations, it can produce tax savings.
IRS news, Roth conversion considerations, stopping elder financial abuse
Hear about one Inflation Reduction Act concern posed by a leading taxpayer advocate and catch up on recent JofA news and feature articles.
Elder financial abuse: A true cautionary tale
CPAs providing services to elderly individuals play a role in protecting their clients from financial exploitation.
When is a Roth conversion beneficial?
When deciding whether to convert a traditional IRA to a Roth, several factors should be considered, including some that might not be immediately obvious.
Retirement account inflation adjustments issued for 2023
The IRS issued the retirement account inflation adjustments for 2023, including the maximum contribution amounts for 401(k) plans and IRAs.
Roth IRAs vs. 529 plans, job candidate questions, and an IRS extension
Learn about Roth IRAs as a potential investment for children, questions to ask and avoid in job interviews, and recent news from the IRS and SEC in this podcast episode with transcript.
The ins and outs of Roth IRAs for children
It’s possible to fund Roth IRAs for children, and this could be a terrific financial planning move for their futures, although the strategy has limitations.
IRS raises per diem standard rates for business travel
Under Notice 2022-44, the high-low method rates will be slightly higher and the list of high-cost localities in the continental United States is revised, both effective Oct. 1.
Stretching retirement dollars by living abroad
Practical tips could help retirees make the most of their money in a place with a substantially lower cost of living.
A quick tour of student loan forgiveness, a quiz, and a letter to the IRS
This express podcast episode with transcript hits the highlights of recent Journal of Accountancy news coverage of student loan debt forgiveness, an AICPA letter urging penalty relief from the IRS, and more.
Financial planning impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act
The recently passed legislation ultimately will help with one of the biggest wild cards of retirement — health care planning — but immediate updates to financial plans are likely not needed.
Student loan forgiveness: Advice from a CPA financial planner
Brianne C. Smith, a member of the AICPA Personal Finance Planning Executive Committee, discusses how she’s going beyond the headlines to help her clients maximize their savings.
Help clients make 3 critical shifts in retirement
Retirees need to learn to look differently at spending, taxes, and powers of attorney.
Investing and inflation: Not mutually exclusive
Although investing in times of high inflation can be tricky, tried-and-true principles of having a well-diversified portfolio and not panicking still hold.
