New York City is losing jobs, making life difficult for Mayor Zohran Mamdani as he seeks to close a massive budget deficit while emphasizing economic justice over growth. The city lost 20,000 jobs by 2025 to end the year with 4.823 million employees, according to updated employment figures released Thursday by the state labor department. … Read more
Eric Swalwell is dipping into his retirement savings and deferring his tax payments as he campaigns to become California’s next governor. The 45-year-old Democratic congressman, who polls 17 percent in a crowded field, has also contributed more than $200,000 in campaign cash to pay for childcare costs. Tax returns from 2021 to 2024 show Swalwell … Read more
Starting this year, high-income Americans age 50 and older face a change in how they can make additional contributions to their retirement plans, with new rules requiring some to pay taxes on those funds early. New Donation Rules Under the new law, introduced under the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, workers age 50 or older … Read more
© ANDRANIK HAKOBYAN / Shutterstock.com A C-suite executive who retires at age 62 with $1.8 million in a 401(k), $400,000 in RSUs, a nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC) plan still paying, and a business account full of appreciated assets has no retirement income problem. The problem is that each property has a different tax treatment, and … Read more
khunkornStudio / Shutterstock.com · khunkornStudio / Shutterstock.com Executives can manage bonus money in two tax ways: increasing 401(k) deferral fees before bonus payment (allowing up to $24,500-$35,750 in total in 2026 depending on the year) deferring 35-37% of federal taxes, or using Nonqualified Deferred Compensation and 3 Deferred Compensation plans (NQ3 for December) the past. … Read more
A retired couple thought they were financially secure with $1.5 million in a 401(k), $400,000 in checking accounts, and $200,000 in a Roth IRA — but later realized that taxes would be higher than expected at age 73. When they calculated required distributions (RMDs), they realized the withdrawals would push them through in the higher … Read more