TaxVox: Retirement

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State and Local Issues

The California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program: Why pension reform turns inefficiently to the states

December 2, 2016 –
Starting as soon as it can be made operational, perhaps in 2018 , as many as 7 million private-sector California workers who currently have no...
Individual Taxes

How economists eliminate taxes on your retirement income

June 15, 2016 –
Let’s face it. Economists just see the world differently than everybody else. Take, for example, the question of whether Individual Retirement Accounts are tax-free or...
Individual Taxes

Two Important New Retirement Savings Initiatives from the Obama Administration

November 19, 2015 –
In recent weeks, the Obama Administration has taken the two most important steps in nearly a decade to increase access to retirement savings for more...
Individual Taxes

The Case of the Questionable Tax Incentive: Women and Retirement Savings

November 4, 2015 –
Twenty years ago, I turned 25 and earned my first raise. My older sister gave me some great advice: “When you get a raise always...
Individual Taxes

Marco Rubio Wasn't the Only One Who Cashed Out an IRA Last Year

May 26, 2015 –
It is easy to mock Senator Marco Rubio, who cashed out $68,241 in IRA retirement funds last September. The GOP presidential hopeful, who made about $...
Individual Taxes

A Small But Important Change in Retirement Savings Rules

April 27, 2015 –
Earlier this year, the Obama Administration proposed a small and almost unnoticed change in retirement savings rules that could be a big help to...
Individual Taxes

Retirement Security a Priority in the 2015 State of the Union

January 21, 2015 –
In the 2015 State of the Union Address, President Obama made retirement security a priority for his Administration by promoting the Automatic IRA , a...
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