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Tax Planning for Retirement Plans: Understanding the Main Types of Retirement Accounts

CTP

Understanding the benefits and drawbacks of different retirement plans is crucial to long-term tax planning. Most retirement plan investment earnings are taxed at ordinary income tax rates—you receive an ordinary tax deduction for every contribution, and you pay ordinary income tax rates when you withdraw funds.

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Should you charge sales tax to international customers? | TaxConnex

TaxConnex

does not free you from the complexities of sales tax. In many countries, you will run into some kind of sales tax – familiar if you’re used to selling in the U.S., You pay any VAT liabilities to the tax office of the appropriate country. tax jurisdictions in which they have nexus. (A Selling outside the U.S.

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Is a Health Savings Account Right for You?

RogerRossmeisl

For eligible individuals, a Health Savings Account (HSA) offers a tax-favorable way to set aside funds (or have an employer do so) to meet future medical needs. The post Is a Health Savings Account Right for You? Who’s eligible? To be eligible for an HSA, you must be covered by a “high deductible health plan.”

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How AI can help tax and accounting professionals attain their goals

ThomsonReuters

Jump to: AI for firms: operational improvements and new services AI for in-house departments: protect the business and enable growth Client communication benefits through AI AI for firms: operational improvements and new services One of the main benefits of AI is the potential to improve productivity and efficiency.

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IRS Touts Strong, More Efficient 2024 Tax Season

CPA Practice

It’s Tax Day, so there’s no better time for the IRS to pat itself on the back for a job well done as filing season for most Americans comes to a close. Danny Werfel “Taxpayers continued to see major improvements from the IRS during the 2024 tax season,” he said. From the start of tax season on Jan.

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How Bookkeepers & Accountants Can Overcome Imposter Syndrome

Nancy McClelland, LLC

Recently, I had the pleasure of joining Adam Lean of The CFO Project on his podcast, “ Escaping the Accountant’s Trap ,” to discuss imposter syndrome — what it really means, how to know if you have it (or are simply learning something new), and practical tips for overcoming those feelings of being a fraud.

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How the 50 States Rank By Lifetime Taxes

CPA Practice

Earlier this week WalletHub released a study that shows which states’ residents have the highest and lowest tax burden , measured as the proportion of total personal income that residents pay toward state and local taxes. The study looks at how much tax the average person is estimated to pay in each state throughout their lifetime.