Advisers need to help retirees with a «drawdown strategy,» he said and suggested they urge them to «fill up lower
marginal tax brackets such as a Roth plan or a 401 (k) before their brokerage accounts.
Not exact matches
The value of an exemption is a function of the taxpayer's
marginal tax rate
such that $ 1,000 in exempt income is worth $ 350 to someone in the 35 percent
tax bracket (who avoids payment of $ 350 in
tax due), but only $ 150 to someone in the 15 percent
bracket.
Of course, there are lots of cases where this won't be exactly right,
such as if you are on the edge of a
marginal tax bracket or when reducing your taxable income will entitle you to special
tax breaks (like the child
tax credit).
In addition, the amount of the capital gain is
taxed in a
marginal fashion,
such that any portion of the gain that will «fit» into a lower
bracket will be
taxed at a lower level, with only the topmost portion of any gain being
taxed at the top rate.
Deductions impacted by income phaseouts,
such as medical expense deductions, miscellaneous itemized deductions, and the AMT exemption (for those subject to the Alternative Minimum
Tax), can all cause the marginal tax rate that applies to income to vary from just the tax bracket alo
Tax), can all cause the
marginal tax rate that applies to income to vary from just the tax bracket alo
tax rate that applies to income to vary from just the
tax bracket alo
tax bracket alone.