by Springwater Wealth | Apr 26, 2023 | Investment Management, Retirement Plans, Taxes
Background In December 2022, Congress passed legislation that enhanced the 2019 SECURE Act. The enhancement – referred to by many as SECURE 2.0 Act – was signed by President Biden and enacted immediately. The law includes a number of significant provisions...
by Springwater Wealth | Jan 10, 2020 | Newsletter
It’s a new year, and for some owners of IRAs and other retirement accounts that means the cycle of calculating your Required Minimum Distributions (“RMDs”) begins all over again. In December 2019 Congress passed, and President Trump signed, the...
by Springwater Wealth | Nov 13, 2018 | Newsletter
The 2017 tax law resulted in some important changes to how deductions work for federal taxes. Under the new tax law, many deductions have been eliminated or reduced, while at the same time the standard deduction was nearly doubled – to as much as $26,600 for a married...
by Springwater Wealth | Feb 13, 2018 | Newsletter
Owners of individual retirement accounts who are at least age 70 1/2 can contribute some or all of their IRAs directly to charity. The motivation to do so is that it can be advantageous from a tax perspective in some cases. If you have a traditional IRA, you must...