Tracy Byrnes: Which is amazing. Which as a reminder, it's $22,500, $30,000 if you're 50 and older in your 401(k). And then your IRA, you could still put money in an IRA as well, can't you?
Lisa Greene-Lewis: Right. So your IRA, you can invest up to $6,500, and it's $7,500 if you're a married filing -- I mean, 50 and over. And that is for tax year 2023. And one thing to keep in mind that you can invest in your IRA up to the tax deadline and make an impact on your taxes and lower your taxes.
So that's one thing to keep in mind. That is one of the only tax benefits you could get after December for the tax year that you're filing.
Tracy Byrnes: Right. Because your 401(k) ends at 12/31. But that's super important. Also too, I think people should remember to use their health savings accounts. You can use that as a savings vehicle as well and sock some money away. All these things are really good to look at this time of year because it gives you the back half to make some changes.
Lisa Greene-Lewis: Exactly. Yeah, your health savings account you can invest up to $3,850 for a single plan, and a family plan is $7,750.
Tracy Byrnes: So start looking at that. And I suppose also before I let you go, the last thing you can start looking at, too, are your gains and losses if you are an active trader of sorts. Maybe you have a lot of gains. Maybe you start looking to harvest losses. People start to do that once the fall comes around, for sure.
Lisa Greene-Lewis: Right. That's another great tip to do by the end of the year. Look at some of your losing stock. And if you sell them, you'll be able to offset against your capital gains, and then also you'll be able to offset up to $3,000 against ordinary income, like, your wages.
So that is really helpful. And also TurboTax--we have TurboTax Taxcaster, which helps you plan before the end of the year. You can put scenarios in, put your different situations in and see how you can maximize your refund or lower the taxes you owe.
Tracy Byrnes: Yeah, that's actually a great tip especially if you're coming up on a year-end bonus or something, you can manage your tax bill. Lisa Greene-Lewis, TurboTax expert and CPA, thank you so much for your insight.
Lisa Greene-Lewis: Thank you for having me.
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