24/12/2025
Last minutes Tax Planning!!
As always, please consult with a tax advisor for specifics about your tax situation.
1. Review your withholding to make preliminary tax estimates and adjust income or spending, if appropriate
2. Consider making a 2025 IRA contribution and create or refresh your retirement strategy to help stay on track for retirement
Maximizing your allowable annual IRA contribution may provide potential tax advantages, and it’s important to have a clear retirement strategy and to review and update it every year.
3. Key dates:
Dec 31, 2025—Last day to request a Roth IRA conversion for tax year 2025, by noon at the most to allow time for processing.
April 15, 2026—Last day to contribute to an IRA for 2025.
4. Think about making a charitable contribution to potentially maximize your giving to a favorite cause
5. Key dates:
Dec 31, 2025—Last day to request a donation of options or mutual funds for 2025.
Dec 31, 2025—Last day to request a donation of stock, bonds, or cash for 2025.
6. Review your gains, losses, expenses, income, and distributions to help spot opportunities to reduce your 2025 taxes
Remember that certain investment distributions may be taxed as ordinary income, while others may qualify for a tax deduction.
7. To plan for future tax seasons, learn more about tax loss harvesting and how you can incorporate tax-efficient strategies into your long-term investing.
8. Forms 1099 and other tax documents and notifications will be available starting in January depending on your Financial Institution
9. Key dates:
By Jan 31, 2026—Forms 1099-R and 1099-Q retirement accounts and Coverdell education savings accounts will be mailed and accessible online.
10. Most Forms 1099 will be available by February 15. The Stock Plan Transactions Supplement will also be available online.
11. Other Key Dates:
Dec 31, 2025—Last day to execute a trade for stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs for 2025 tax reporting.
Dec 30, 2025—Last day to execute a buy-to-close transaction on a short-sale position for 2025 tax reporting.
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