System maintenance completed. Please clear your browser cache and log in again.

Post history

View previous revisions and diffs for this post.
Hide history
Edited 2h ago by gumby Silent
@1030 said ↗Currently we are married filing jointly and putting 10% in each 401k but I'm trying to figure out if we would make out better on taxes if we max out one 401k and put 0 in the other then file separately so one of us is bumped down to a lower bracket. Thoughts?This is probably the lowest tax rates you might ever see in your lifetime If you liked separately you would end up paying more taxes.If you can put some of thst into the ROTHRITH option you will be thankful later in life.You and your wife should try to out the same dollar amount away each week if possible. Its good to keep some of the money separate
Rendered before/after
Before

Currently we are married filing jointly and putting 10% in each 401k but I'm trying to figure out if we would make out better on taxes if we max out one 401k and put 0 in the other then file separately so one of us is bumped down to a lower bracket. Thoughts?

This is probably the lowest tax rates you might ever see in your lifetime

If you liked separately you would end up paying more taxes.


If you can put some of thst into the RITH option you will be thankful later in life.


You and your wife should try to out the same dollar amount away each week if possible.


Its good to keep some of the money separate

After

Currently we are married filing jointly and putting 10% in each 401k but I'm trying to figure out if we would make out better on taxes if we max out one 401k and put 0 in the other then file separately so one of us is bumped down to a lower bracket. Thoughts?

This is probably the lowest tax rates you might ever see in your lifetime

If you liked separately you would end up paying more taxes.


If you can put some of thst into the ROTH option you will be thankful later in life.


You and your wife should try to out the same dollar amount away each week if possible.


Its good to keep some of the money separate