A Secure 2023
New rules for a new era of investing
Happy new year! Just before the end of 2022, Congress passed a package of retirement-planning revisions known as SECURE Act 2.0. The moniker is an homage to the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019, which was designed to help working Americans save for retirement. Like its predecessor, SECURE Act 2.0 contains many parts. Some key takeaways:
- It allows people age 50 and up to add an extra $7,500 per year to their retirement accounts. Those between 60 and 63 will be able to contribute at least $11,250 annually beginning in 2025.
- It incrementally raises the required minimum distribution (RMD) age at which you must withdraw a percentage of your tax-deferred retirement accounts from 72 to 75, by 2033.
- It allows people with Roth 401(k)s, which are tax-free retirement savings vehicles, to skip RMDs altogether, beginning in 2024.
- It allows rollovers of certain unused 529 college savings plans into Roth IRAs. The 529 accounts must be at least 15 years old, and the amount is limited to $35,000.
- It amends the rules governing qualified longevity annuity contracts (QLACs), which are a type of deferred annuity that’s funded from a retirement account and is exempt from RMDs until distributions are taken. Under the old rules, you could only use 25% of a retirement account or $135,000—whichever was less—for a QLAC. The new rule removes the 25% limit and sets a maximum of $200,000 that can be used from a retirement account to buy a QLAC.
Quarterly review and 2023 planning meetings
We are scheduling Q1 2023 client review meetings and 2023 planning sessions between January 5 and February 15th. Every year, advances in technology allow us, our industry providers, and affiliated professionals to improve our services to you.
In 2022 we have added “Calendly” software to our communications. You may now schedule calls, zoom meetings and in-person appointments from links provided in our emails or from our website.
The agenda for our meetings includes:
- Update your Confidential Data Book
- Update changes in IRS guidelines and industry regulations which are important to you
- Review any open tasks remaining from 2022
- Review current structures
- Strategies for 2023 to avoid losses to unnecessary taxes and risk
Markets continue to show instability and unpredictability. With this in mind, we continue to recommend financial structures that avoid losses to unnecessary taxes and risk, including:
- Leveraged tax-free life income that combines financial leverage and tax leverage
- Diversified, distribution-focused strategies in professionally managed investment portfolios;
- Roth conversions paired with special charitable projects to mitigate tax liability and maximize spendable income;
- Incentives to eliminate capital gains taxes; and
- Equity index strategies that participate in market gains without incurring losses
We will discuss these opportunities, along with premium refund disability as an initial risk protection measure, in upcoming client reviews and new client consultations.
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Sincerely,
Jeffrey Taxman, MBA
Principal
Physicians Financial Services
402.399.8820 (o) | 402.681.9007 (m)
402.397.9510 (f) | jtaxman@pfsfa.com
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Matthew Taub, JD
Associate
Physicians Financial Services
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