Posts Tagged ‘Taxes’

Payroll taxes on health insurance?

Friday, May 15th, 2009

Payroll taxes on health insurance?

Dear Tax Talk,
My employer takes out about $300 a month for health insurance from my gross pay, and I am told that this is before taxes to save me money. However, when I get my W-2 form, all the money I pay for health insurance is included as “wages, tips and compensation,” so it really saves me nothing at tax time.
I have argued this point with them, but they say that they have to include it. I don’t believe (more…)

Poor 529 planning opens door to taxes

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Dear College Money Guru,
I paid my son’s tuition for his spring 2008 semester of college from my checking account in December 2007. I didn’t submit the 529 distribution request until April 2008. Then I read the 529 plan’s fine print. Have I created an unqualified withdrawal by not making the withdrawal in the same calendar year as I paid the tuition (even though it was only (more…)