Tax strategies

While clients cannot determine their health care expenses and taxes in retirement, they can improve their prospects by minimizing investment fees and diversifying their portfolios.

Those who leave the workforce can maximize the tax benefits by donating a portion of their IRA assets directly through a qualified charitable distribution

The tax plan would make itemized deductions less valuable so some retirees would lose a deduction that covers payments for nursing homes, assisted living or inpatient hospital care.

Clients who intend to name minor children as beneficiaries of their IRAs should take taxes into consideration before making a decision.

Clients who intend to name minor children as beneficiaries of their IRAs should take into consideration the "kiddie tax" before making a decision.

Retirees are often pushed into a different tax bracket with many paying more in retirement than they were while working.

Retirees are often pushed into a different tax bracket with many paying more in retirement than they were while working.

Retirees can change their Part D prescription-drug plans, Advantage plans, and/or switch from traditional Medicare to Medicare Advantage during open enrollment, which ends Dec. 7.

Workers should not assume that Medicare will cover all their medical expenses, or that they'll see a decrease in their expenses after they retire.

Clients should not assume that Medicare will cover all their medical expenses, or that they'll see a decrease in their expenses after they retire.

Some consumer advocates worry that this will negatively affect small businesses and middle- and low-income Americans.

The IRS is relaxing some rules to make pulling money from retirement plans easier after hurricanes Irma and Harvey, but clients should remember the taxes and penalties associated with withdrawals are unchanged,

The IRS is relaxing some rules to make pulling money from retirement plans easier after hurricanes Irma and Harvey, but clients should remember the taxes and penalties associated with withdrawals are unchanged,

Each pre-retiree couple is in a unique circumstance, and needs to account for their health and longevity, as well as their willingness and ability to work.

The Internal Revenue Service granted relief to those hit by the storm by making it easier for retirement plans to give loans and hardship distributions.

The agency will allow some Texas residents to file certain individual and business tax returns and make some tax payments as late as Jan. 31.

These two accounts are both funded with money that has already been taxed, but there are still important differences that clients need to know.

IRA investors should consider implementing a charitable lead annuity trust when converting some of their funds into Roth to mitigate the tax bite.

The withdrawals can be taken early in the year, late in the year or in installments throughout the year. Each approach has advantages to consider.

The withdrawals can be taken early in the year, late in the year or in installments throughout the year. Each approach has advantages to consider.