Saving for retirement can take your entire career, but when it comes time to retire, you want to make sure your savings work as hard as they can for you. With tax-favored accounts like IRAs, 401(k)s, ...

2020 was an eventful year when it came to IRA required minimum distributions (RMDs), especially for those who took their RMDs before the March 2020 suspension was enacted. Then came rollover relief.

As you read this in early February, your clients are receiving their annual 1099-R forms that report distributions taken in 2020 from their IRAs and other retirement accounts. Once they look the forms ...

Deep into IRS Form 1099 season, many people are watching their mailbox for those tell-tale tax forms. Each Form 1099 is important, matched to your Social Security number. That way the IRS can spew out ...

Form 1099-PATR has been around for many years without too many significant changes. Starting with 2019 we will start to see some changes, specifically the addition of Box 7 - Qualified Payments. This ...

A variety of 1099 Forms are used to report income to the IRS Beverly is a writer, editor, and paralegal specializing in personal finance and tax law. She covers personal financial and legal topics, as ...