Tax Insights

Retirement

You may not have an employer offered 401(k) but that doesn’t mean that you cannot have a tax deferred retirement account. One option is to fund an IRA (individual Retirement account). The maximum yearly contribution allowed is $6,000 if under age 50 and $7,000 if age 50 or older. An IRA must be funded by the filing date of your return excluding extensions. You have the option of funding either a Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, or both. If you choose to fund both, the total contribution cannot exceed the above limits.

Quick Tip:  Traditional IRA contributions are tax deductible and grow tax free. Distributions from a traditional IRA are fully taxable. Roth IRA contributions are not tax deductible. They grow tax free and are not taxed when distributed. For more information contact your financial advisor.

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