Tag: tax deduction

Miniature people and pile of coins. Concepts about the lives of the rich and the poor

Expanding Auto-IRAs and the Saver’s Credit is the real way to increase saving. I just reviewed a manuscript where once again the authors proposed changing the tax incentive for retirement saving from a deduction to a credit.  I used to push this idea myself, but now think it’s a diversion that could increase the revenu…

Concept of bright idea with paper and light bulbs

Closing the coverage gap, however, is the real way to increase saving. The financial services industry seems very exorcised by a relatively modest proposal in Joe Biden’s tax plan – namely, changing the tax incentive to save for retirement from a deduction to a flat, refundable tax credit.   Let’s see if this proposed chang…