Simplifying qualified retirement plan names and rules could help individual investors better comprehend and manage their savings.

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However, IRA and qualified retirement plan distributions and taxable portions of social security do raise your modified adjusted gross income, and this, of course, can push you over the threshold that triggers the 3.8% tax.

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He has assisted numerous clients with respect to a broad range of issues, including tax-qualified retirement plan drafting and operational issues, Internal Revenue Code Sections 409A and 162(m), fringe benefits, payroll taxes, and health and welfare benefits.

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