August 20th, 2011 by phill
There is a pattern to the SEP, or Simplified Employee pension plan. This program was developed for the advantage of smaller businesses and self-employedindividuals, and has often been recognized by the generous contributions allowed. The SEP IRA 2006 employee contribution limit was $42,000 and currently it is $49,000. Both amounts represent 25% ofyearly compensation, so [...]
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July 10th, 2011 by phill
Check out the SEP IRA limits before deciding if the plan is right for you. SEP IRAs were specially structured to benefit the self-employed and smaller businesses . SEPs do not offer a catch-up contribution for older employees, but a huge benefit of the SEP is that is allows an especially high contribution limit. In [...]
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May 23rd, 2011 by phill
A SEP traditional IRA is a plandeveloped to make it possible for employers contribute to the retirement accounts of their employees through a pre-tax salary reduction. The SEP traditional IRA account is set up for each eligible employee, and each employee maintains control of their own account. Self-employed people can set up a SEP account [...]
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May 19th, 2011 by phill
If you are considering opening an individual retirement account, take a good look at the self-directed Roth. With a self-directed individual retirement account you get control of all the important decisions, and have a larger scope of investment types to help in building wealth. Too often IRA’s are captive of a brokerage house that disallows [...]
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March 28th, 2011 by phill
Contributions to a SEP IRA are normally 100% tax deductible and the investment earnings in a SEP IRA grow tax deferred. Any employer canestablish a SEP, and the account is particularly attractive for smaller businesses and the self-employed. Benefits of the plan include the low cost of setting up and managing it, thesmaller amount of [...]
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March 26th, 2011 by phill
If you are curious about a SEP account for your retirement, learn the SEP IRA limits before making your decision. There are contribution and participation limits to consider . SEP IRA limits on participation are determined by the IRS . Specifically,an individual can not fall under the definition of a “common law” employee as defined [...]
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February 17th, 2011 by phill
What is an IRA? It is a savings account for retirement, sheltering savings, investments and earnings in either a tax-deferred or tax-free manner. It is the actual account the investments are housed in. Planning for retirement anticipates the circumstances that you could encounter . If we could look into the future, it would be easy [...]
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