What’s IRMAA?
IRMAA stands for Income-related Monthly Adjustment Rate, and it is a monthly surcharge levied on high-income retirees as an adjustment to the fee they pay for Medicare Parts B and D coverage.
Well, 2019 is right around the corner, and before you know it important tax-related deadlines will be upon us. Due to changes in the tax code created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) we highly recommend you allow extra time in gathering required information for the 2018 tax season.
The IRS recently issued guidance on tax withholding for the coming year. The redesign of the W-4 has been tabled until 2020 after the proposed form met with heavy criticism from groups like the American Society of CPAs. The W-4 for 2019 will be essentially the same as the 2018 with the exception of changes to the “withholding allowance” terminology used in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA.)
Ohio Tax Commissioner Joe Testa has announced that effective January 1, 2019, there will be changes to the state’s income tax withholding tables. These changes will be the first to the state’s withholding amounts since 2015.
Donor advised funds appear to be gaining in popularity and use. Part of the reason for this is due to changes in the tax code brought about by the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA.) The TCJA has made significant changes to the deductibility of charitable gifts…
Changes to the Estate and Gift Tax Exemption under TCJA
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over 30 years. One of the areas of the code that has been significantly impacted by these sweeping changes deals with estates.
The Internal Revenue Service issued a warning about a fairly sophisticated new phishing scam. Phishing, a technique where a malefactor impersonates someone (in this case the IRS,) in an effort to steal sensitive information such as user names, passwords and account numbers.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is the largest change to the tax code in over 30 years. To help you understand the changes to the tax code and how they may affect your individual federal return, we've created a helpful chart (below.)
The IRS has recently issued new limits on qualifying pensions and retirement related accounts (see IRS Notice 2018-83.) The new amounts, which are a cost-of-living adjustment, become effective January 1, 2019.
10 Things You Should Be Doing NOW to Prepare for Tax Season
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The Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA) has brought about the largest change in the tax code in over 30 years. The changes will have a much greater impact on the coming tax season than most realize, so we recommend you take a proactive approach to tax preparation this year.
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