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Best Investments Which Provide Tax Benefits

by John V. Writer
Paying taxes decrease your purchasing power and no one like to pay taxes but you don’t have this option, you have to pay taxes otherwise it led to big problem; if you have right investment strategies you can minimize your tax liabilities. Investment is good way to secure your future and build wealth for future, because at some point of our life we get retire. There are many options of investment which also provide tax benefits; some investments are based on pre tax, if you want to save taxes then pre-tax type investment is best for you, if you not aware of term pre tax and after tax then we explain these terms for you. After tax mean that after tax deduction you can buy investment; for example- if you income is $ 35000 and after paying tax your income become $32000 from this $ 32000 you can buy investment. Pre tax mean that you can buy investment and then pay taxes; for example- if you income is $ 35000 and buy $1500 investment then your taxable income would be $33,500. There are some options which provide tax-free investments and which let you keep the money.

  • Roth IRA: Roth IRA is a special type of retirement plan, it is per-tax investment (your taxable income reduce), and even in future when you withdrawals you don’t need to pay tax of that amount according to Roth IRA regulations.  Roth IRA provide tax benefit on returns also you don’t need to pay tax of its return, Roth IRA are never taxed it is 100% tax free. The maximum you can contribute to a Roth IRA for is $6,000 and if you above the 50 year you can contribute $7,000. For example- if a 30-year-old and you invest $4,000 a year into a Roth for 10 years let’s say at 8% interest a year to age 65, you will get about $ 803,550 of tax-free dollars.

  • 401k plan: 401k plan is sponsored by your employer, it is retirement plan and employees may make contributions some percentage of their salary, it is retirement place which is based on pre-tax. It also provide other benefits too, company offer matching contributions to your 401k plan; which mean that you company add profit sharing in your account which you can consider as free money. Talk to your financial advisor about how to withdraw 401k without paying huge tax on that amount.

  • Individual Retirement Account (IRA): IRA is retirement investment plan which gives you tax advantages, if you are under 50 you can make maximum contribution $5,500 and $6,500 if you are over 50 years old. IRA might be partially deductible, depending on your circumstances and generally amounts gain by IRA account is not taxed until you withdrawal. If you compare Roth IRA and traditional IRA, Roth IRA is give you more tax benefit then traditional IRA.

  • 529 Fund: 529 plans are encourage saving for higher education, this is college savings plan which offers tax benefits. 529 plans may also be used to save and invest for K-12 tuition, books, K-12 public, private and religious school and other education related expenses. Investment returns accumulate tax free in 529 plans as long as the money is used for any qualified educational expenses and withdrawals are also tax free if you using that money for education related. This have another benefit, it is also transfer you can used this money to other qualified members. If 529 plans money is not used for education related, you'll have to pay both federal income taxes and a 10% penalty on the earnings.

  • Health savings account: Health savings account is like 529 plans except this is invented in health, health savings account (HSA) is a tax-advantaged medical savings account, this funds is not subject to federal income tax at the time of deposit and also at time of withdraw if you using that money for medical expenses related. The amount you deposit in HSA account it is not tax deductible, which lowers your tax bill. if you have single coverage you can make maximum contribution up to $3,500 and $70500or family coverage. And if you not using HSA money for medical expenses then you have to pay federal income taxes plus 10% tax penalty.

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