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In reply to the discussion: STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Thursday, 27 December 2012 [View all]xchrom
(108,903 posts)7. IRS raising limits on retirement contributions for 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/irs-raising-limits-on-retirement-contributions-for-2013/2012/12/26/654084aa-4de5-11e2-8b49-64675006147f_story.html
The expiring Bush tax cuts arent the only laws worth watching for investors as the year ends. A number of new rules are kicking in next year that will allow workers to stash away more money in their 401(k)s and individual retirement accounts.
To keep up with inflation, the Internal Revenue Service announced this year that the annual limit on contributions to 401(k) plans is rising to $17,500 from $17,000. Annual contributions to IRAs, both traditional and Roth, are rising to $5,500 from $5,000, the first time since 2008 that the limit has gone up.
With many Americans worried about potential tax increases coming next year if the fiscal cliff remains unresolved, the extra boost in potential savings could be coming at a good time, said Garth Scrivner, a certified financial planner with StanCorp Investment Advisers in Albuquerque.
Its kind of nice with the potential increases in taxes next year to have the ability to defer a bit more money, Scrivner said. Were encouraging people at the end of the year to take an inventory of tax changes that are happening next year and, to the extent that they can, maximize the 401(k) limits.
The expiring Bush tax cuts arent the only laws worth watching for investors as the year ends. A number of new rules are kicking in next year that will allow workers to stash away more money in their 401(k)s and individual retirement accounts.
To keep up with inflation, the Internal Revenue Service announced this year that the annual limit on contributions to 401(k) plans is rising to $17,500 from $17,000. Annual contributions to IRAs, both traditional and Roth, are rising to $5,500 from $5,000, the first time since 2008 that the limit has gone up.
With many Americans worried about potential tax increases coming next year if the fiscal cliff remains unresolved, the extra boost in potential savings could be coming at a good time, said Garth Scrivner, a certified financial planner with StanCorp Investment Advisers in Albuquerque.
Its kind of nice with the potential increases in taxes next year to have the ability to defer a bit more money, Scrivner said. Were encouraging people at the end of the year to take an inventory of tax changes that are happening next year and, to the extent that they can, maximize the 401(k) limits.
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