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Explore SEP and SIMPLE retirement plans for your small business
May 20, 2025
Categories: SEP-IRA, Simple IRA, Small business
Suppose you’re thinking about setting up a retirement plan for yourself and your employees. However, you’re concerned about the financial commitment and administrative burdens involved. There are a couple of options to consider. Let’s take a look at a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) and a Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees (SIMPLE). SEPs offer easy implementation SEPs are intended to be an attractive alternative to “qualified” retirement plans, particularly
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You may be able to make a deductible IRA contribution for last year this year
February 24, 2025
Categories: charitable giving, IRA, SEP-IRA
If you’re getting ready to file your 2024 tax return and your tax bill is higher than you’d like, there may still be a chance to lower it. If you’re eligible, you can make a deductible contribution to a traditional IRA until this year’s April 15 filing deadline and benefit from the tax savings on your 2024 return. Who’s eligible? You can make a deductible contribution to a traditional IRA if: You (and your spouse) aren’t an active participant in an
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The amount you and your employees can save for retirement is going up slightly in 2025
November 12, 2024
Categories: 401(k), 403(b), 457 plan, inflation, IRA, Retirement, Secure2.0, SEP-IRA, Simple IRA, thrift savings plan
How much can you and your employees contribute to your 401(k)s or other retirement plans next year? In Notice 2024-80, the IRS recently announced cost-of-living adjustments that apply to the dollar limitations for retirement plans, as well as other qualified plans, for 2025. With inflation easing, the amounts aren’t increasing as much as in recent years. 401(k) plans The 2025 contribution limit for employees who participate in 401(k) plans will increase to $23,500 (up from $23,000 in