As the current year draws to a close, plan sponsors overseeing 401(k) plans have several essential tasks to complete to ensure a smooth transition from the old plan year to the new one. This guide provides insights into what you
A safe harbor 401(k) plan is a retirement savings plan that has advantages for both employers and employees. Here’s why it’s a good choice: Easy Compliance: Safe harbor plans help employers by automatically passing certain annual tests. These tests, like
Compliance testing is a crucial annual responsibility for 401(k) plan sponsors, mandated by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). It ensures that a company’s 401(k) plan remains equitable, not favoring owners and highly compensated employees (HCEs), and stays within IRS-prescribed limits.
At InSight, we encourage profit sharing as a valuable option within a 401(k) plan, allowing employers to make pre-tax contributions to their employees’ retirement accounts at the end of the year. Contrary to its name, profit sharing doesn’t necessitate that
The rules around depreciation for rental properties have their origins in tax laws and accounting principles. Depreciation is a method used to allocate the cost of tangible assets over the years in which they are used, reflecting the reduction of
Alright, let me break down the Roth IRA magic for you: Think of the Roth IRA as the superstar of retirement accounts. You pay your taxes upfront, but when you retire, you can withdraw all that moolah tax-free – if
Financial Planning is something that we should all do in order to make sure that we are ready and prepared for the future. The earlier you start, the easier it will be to get there. Along the way, there will
Why Real Estate: Time travel – several of the projects and existing real estate ideas we have access to formed early last year. As a result, they have locked in lending rates in the mid to low 3%s. Well below
Selling and buying a home is full of fees, expenses, and individual line items that can confuse the process and generate much of the closing paperwork. When selling or purchasing an investment property in a 1031 exchange process, certain selling
Delaware Statutory Trust Pros: As an income source: DSTs are popular with people in general who wish to develop some diversity in their investment portfolio by introducing some real estate components. People like being able to count on the specific
Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) are extremely popular with 1031 exchange investors. In addition to the tax mitigation aspects of the 1031 itself, they allow investors to diversify the make-up of an investment portfolio, access new buildings and investment types, and
