Working at a tender age is an American tradition. Here’s what you need to know about paying your kids properly. Question Here’s a question I received from one of my clients: “I will hire my 15-year-old daughter to work in my single-member LLC business, and I expect to...
Working at a tender age is an American tradition. What isn’t so traditional is the notion of kids contributing to their own IRA, especially a Roth IRA. But it should be a tradition, because it’s a really good idea. Here’s what you need to know about IRAs for kids....
Roth IRAs tend to get a lot of hype, and for good reason: because you pay the taxes upfront, your eventual withdrawals (assuming you meet the age and holding-period requirements—more on these below) are completely tax-free. While we like “tax-free” as much as the next...
Good news. The Tax Reform (TCJA) did not harm the backdoor Roth strategy. Do not miss tax free growth – over 40 year period 94% of your account balance is due to growth and only 6% is due to contributions. First, as you likely know, the Roth IRA is a terrific...
