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Why Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Aren’t Always Worth The ‘Triple Tax Savings’ Advantage

Nerd's Eye View

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) have become an increasingly popular tool for financial advisors and their clients due in part to the 'triple tax savings' they offer: tax-deductible contributions, tax-free growth, and non-taxable distributions for qualifying expenses.

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Save on Taxes with These 5 Year-End Financial Tips

MainStreet Financial Planning

As December unfolds, it’s easy to overlook year-end tax planning amid the holiday hustle. However, dedicating a few moments now can lead to significant savings come tax season. To help you retain more of your hard-earned money and reduce your tax liability, consider these five strategic moves before the year concludes.

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Gifting Without The Headache: Tax-Efficient Strategies To Stay Under Gift Reporting Limits

Nerd's Eye View

While all gifts could technically be considered taxable to the donor, the annual gift tax exclusion (currently at $18,000) provides for a practical allowance that makes it unnecessary to track and report every small gift (because no one wants to spend time accounting for the value of birthday gifts like bikes, books, or cash!).

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Maximizing Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Tax Benefits With Adult Children Under Age 26

Nerd's Eye View

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are one of the most popular savings vehicles because of their triple-tax advantage: account owners can take an above-the-line tax deduction for eligible contributions, growth in the account is tax-deferred, and withdrawals are tax-free if they are used for qualified healthcare expenses.

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The HSA ‘Deathbed Drawdown’: Making Tax-Efficient Distributions Of Large Balances (When There Isn’t Much Time)

Nerd's Eye View

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) feature useful tax advantages that make them a popular savings vehicle. One possible outcome of ‘superfunding’ an HSA, however, is that the account owner may not actually use up all of their HSA funds over their lifetime, which can have significant tax consequences. Read More.

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Strategies to Help Finish the Tax Season Strong

Carson Wealth

Like gardening or working out, tax planning is one of those activities where you get out what you put in. Tax planning is similar in the sense that you can put work in on the front end that youll reap benefits from later. Tax planning is similar in the sense that you can put work in on the front end that youll reap benefits from later.

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Tax Advisor Weekly – March 14, 2025

Harness Wealth

This edition of the Tax Advisor Weekly covers key updates for financial professionals. To round things out, we provide a refresher on the most common tax return mistakes to watch for this season. Citizens, Businesses ( Martha Waggoner , The Tax Adviser) U.S. Property taxes accounted for 70.2 You can find it here.

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