Tax Planning


When beginning the retirement planning process one of the first problems to tackle is taxes.

It is important to use strategic planning now to reduce any future taxes as much as legally possible. This begins by working with a Retirement Planning Team that truly functions as a team. This includes investment professionals, insurance professionals, tax professional and estate planning attorneys.

There's no joy in overpaying on taxes. You can discover and implement strategies that will allow you to let a portion of your assets grow, take out assets and pass them on to your heirs - all tax free.

Now, it's true: Taxes aren't going away. But there are ways to make your plan more tax efficient. Connect with a team who will look back, make course corrections, and move forward properly.
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The Lump Sum Mirage

Transitioning into retirement changes many things in your life and also in your finances. Where you used to contribute regularly to an ERISA account such as a 401K or IRA, now you are withdrawing from those same accounts.

These accounts are considered pre-tax. That's why many are able to take a tax deduction for their contributions to them during their working years.

Another effect of the majority of retirement accounts being pre-tax is that the lump sum they see on their statements is not the amount of money they will have access to in retirement due to the unpaid taxes that will be due upon withdrawal.
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Tax the Seed or the Harvest

Imagine you were a farmer and at the beginning of planting season the IRS came to you and asked, "Would you like to be taxed on the value of your seed or the profits from your harvest?"

The answer seems obvious: it would be more beneficial to pay taxes on the seed rather than the harvest. Yet, many Americans are haven't paid taxes on any of their retirement savings. This is going to result in much of the accumulated wealth being paid in taxes upon withdrawal - in retirement.

Remember: You have deductions now. You won't later. That smaller deduction you are utilizing now could cost you later.

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