A little known tax benefit for surviving spouses

Brian Fricke, CFP®Taxes

You probably already know that when someone passes away, their heirs get a stepped-up cost basis on the taxable investments they inherit, like stocks and real estate. But what happens to assets that both spouses own jointly with a right of survivorship, when one spouse passes away? Not knowing this could cause you to over pay on your taxes.

New tax law could cost IRA owners thousands

Brian Fricke, CFP®IRA

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A tax attorney ran into trouble with the IRS because of the way he chose to take money out of his IRA accounts. Don’t let this happen to you!