Retirement benefits

The Trump administration unveiled its proposed budget that includes provisions that would enable Medicare beneficiaries to contribute to a health savings account.

Seniors will face a 20% penalty on top of income taxes if they withdraw funds from a health savings account for non-medical expenses before the age of 65.

Not having a full understanding could hurt workers’ retirement prospects by causing them to possibly miss out on their employer’s match or not reducing their taxable income as much as possible.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. is facing a $54 billion deficit for insuring multiemployer plans in unionized industries, says the GAO report.

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To qualify for this feature, clients should have reported a minimum amount for at least 11 years.

Those who fail to repay their loans on time may face early withdrawal penalties.

For many workers, moving assets from old 401(k)s into a traditional IRA may not be a smart move. One reason: IRAs often don’t offer stable value or guaranteed fund investment options as do most 401(k)s.

The government needs to improve cost-of-living adjustments to ensure that retirees can cope with inflation, says an expert.

If the client makes a mistake, they are advised to take the RMD as soon as they discover it so they can ask the IRS for a waiver of the penalty.

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Some clients may experience a taxable event that pushes them into a higher tax bracket.

Although the test is complicated and misunderstood, eliminating it could “do more harm than good,” according to an expert.

Medicare will charge a high-income surcharge if seniors reported more than $85,000 (or $170,000 for joint filers) in modified adjusted gross and tax-exempt interest income.

Retirement plans may decline to offer delayed RMDs, plan loans, stretch and hardship distributions and a host of other legally sanctioned tax maneuvers.

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Clients can avoid tax liability on their capital gains by donating securities that have appreciated in value, an expert says.

Retirees who opt to file at a much later date can earn delayed retirement credits that could boost their benefits by as much as 32%.

It would raise enough new revenue to more than restore long-term balance of the program.

No client wants to pay up. But, some could benefit from more tax exposure in retirement than actual spending.