Tax Season 2025: A Cheat Sheet for Retirees and Retirement Accounts

WSJ Your Money Briefing

To encourage Americans to save for retirement, Congress has set up tax-favored accounts. While these accounts offer plenty of benefits, there are some pitfalls when it comes to how and when you contribute to them, or take money out. Wall Street Journal reporter Laura Saunders joins host Ariana Aspuru to discuss what you need to know about IRAs, 401(k)s, contribution limits and penalties. To hear WSJ’s cheat sheet for tax information related to homeowners listen here. For issues related to investing, listen here. And our series on Tax Season 2025, can be found here.


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To encourage Americans to save for retirement, Congress has set up tax-favored accounts. While these accounts offer plenty of benefits, there are some pitfalls when it comes to how and when you contribute to them, or take money out. Wall Street Journal reporter Laura Saunders joins host Ariana Aspuru to discuss what you need to know about IRAs, 401(k)s, contribution limits and penalties. To hear WSJ’s cheat sheet for tax information related to homeowners listen here. For issues related to investing, listen here. And our series on Tax Season 2025, can be found here.


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2025-03-04 7 min
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