Educational Expenses

Student loan interest: Can you deduct it on your tax return?

(CARES ACT), AGI (Adjustable Gross Income), Coronavirus Aid (CARES Act), Deductions, Doucment Retention / Douglas Freeman

The economic impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is unprecedented and many taxpayers with student loans have been hard hit. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act contains some assistance to borrowers with federal student loans. Notably, federal loans were automatically placed in an administrative forbearance, which allows borrowers to temporarily stop making […]

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Taking distributions from your traditional IRA

Federal Income Tax, Income Tax, Individual Income Tax, Internal Revenue Service, IRA, Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs), Retirement, Roth IRA, Simplified Employee Pension (SEP), Tax, Tax Planning, Tax Savings / Douglas Freeman

If you’re like many people, you’ve worked hard to accumulate a large nest egg in your traditional IRA (including a SEP-IRA). It’s even more critical to carefully plan for withdrawals from these retirement-savings vehicles. Knowing the fine points of the IRA distribution rules can make a significant difference in how much you and your family

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