When your clients are planning for retirement, it’s fun to contemplate all the cruises, rounds of golf and restaurant meals they have ahead of them. They’ve earned it! However, many retirees don’t take into consideration the cumulative impact of federal and state income taxes on withdrawals from their nest eggs. Unfortunately, most forms of retirement income—including Social Security benefits, as well as withdrawals from 401(k)s and traditional IRAs—are taxed by Uncle Sam.
Click through to the Kiplinger slide show to see details on the federal taxation of the following types of income:
- Traditional IRAs, 401(k)s and 403(b)s
- Roth IRAs
- Social Security
- Pensions
- Stocks, bonds and mutual funds
- Annuities
- Life insurance
- Dividends
- Municipal bonds
- CDs, savings accounts and money market accounts
- Savings bonds
For more information on the taxation of Social Security—“the tax torpedo”—see Elaine's recent newsletter on the subject.