Tag: state property tax deferral programs

Senior Couple Sitting on Front Steps of Their House

A proposed pilot project could relieve the tax burden on older people. Some exciting news.  Adam Scanlon, a representative in the Massachusetts House, has submitted a bill to establish “ a senior property tax deferral pilot program.” I have always been a great fan of thinking about the house as a retirement asset and about…

House model on wood table

But the step-up in basis at death for income taxation acts as a disincentive. As you know, I’m convinced that many of today’s workers are at risk of having insufficient resources in retirement.  The reason for this gloomy picture is a rapidly changing retirement landscape defined by a rising Social Security retirement age, a shar…