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Your retirement is one year closer – Have you planned for it?

Your retirement is one year closer – Have you planned for it?

By:

Mark Perlberg

Published:

December 1, 2023

Updated:

October 14, 2026

1 min read

Your retirement will be one year closer in a few weeks so how can you plan your tax reductions strategies around that as well as protecting your 2024 (and beyond) earnings?

Here are five opportunities you may have overlooked:

⦁ If you have employees, establish your 2023 retirement plan before December 31 so you and your employees can make employee contributions for this year. If you are a sole proprietor or single member LLC with no employees, you can establish your solo 401(k) plan and make both your employer and employee elective deferral on your timely filed individual return (without extensions).

Key Takeaway
You don't have to choose between your financial goals. Start by taking advantage of available employer benefits, then balance your remaining savings between short-term priorities and long-term financial growth. Keep money needed in the near term in an appropriate low-risk option, and consider the tax implications before using long-term savings.

⦁ Claim up to $15,000 in tax credits by having your business create a retirement plan that covers you and your employees.

⦁ Claim the new 2023 small employer pension contribution tax credit (up to $3,500 per employee).

⦁ Claim up to $1,500 in tax credits by enabling the automatic contribution.

⦁ Convert to a Roth IRA. Your traditional IRA may have lost some of its value, meaning it will cost you less in taxes to convert to a Roth. You can withdraw the monies you put into your Roth IRA (the contributions) at any time, both taxfree and penalty-free, because you invested previously taxed money into the Roth account.

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About the author

Mark Perlberg

Certified Tax Planner

Mark Perlberg is a CPA, Certified Tax Planner, and specializes in helping real estate investors and entrepreneurs achieve their financial goals through strategic tax planning. He has been a CPA since 2015, and since 2019, has served hundreds of entrepreneurs to create tax plans with savings as high as $2.5 Million in a single year through advanced planning methods. Mark and his team collaborate closely with clients to understand their unique goals and circumstances, evaluating all sources of past, present, and future financial events to guide them toward the most advantageous business and financial decisions. Originally from New York and now based in Atlanta, Mark is also a passionate foodie and a world traveler.

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