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A financial whiz bang nerd has completely replicated the 1040 in Excel, you can download it for free and model your heart out! Impressive, but it has the same problem as using a tax program--too complicated and diffuse. Building one's own allows the user to exclude all the stuff not relevant to him...

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I use Turbo Tax "online" to prepare the return and file , I've heard that maybe either the desktop or online version can be used for estimating , not sure about that - what I did a couple years ago was build an Excel workbook for our specific tax situation , much easier than building a general model...

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Does anyone know if Turbo Tax will allow you to go back a year and see where things were input on their data collection online forms ?

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Our situations are very similar , we also tend to take more than the RMD each year and we are top heavy with TIRA assets , no Roth accounts , and a small percentage in after tax money - our income is comprised of SS, small pension , and RMDs - each year we set a budget and estimate the tax liability...

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My pick would be Jackson Village , NH especially when there's snow on the ground , the more the better ; checkout the website for Nordic Village Resort for accommodations , as a family we spent several days there each Winter for years and now continue that tradition as a retired couple , that area u...

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Taxact or whatever is free at that moment. Filing taxes aren't even that hard. Takes less than a day to learn first time and afterwards, each tax filing can be done in minutes or at worst, under an hour or two. Why pay a professional for something you can easily do yourself. I ain't throwing away m...

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Do it myself using Turbo Tax with electronic filing but I also created a spreadsheet in Excel that ties to Turbo , use the spreadsheet to estimate quarterly tax payments for the upcoming year based on our annual expected income and expense budget but also to estimate the amount to gross up IRA withd...

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60 was never defined as early retirement. There is no reduced benefit at 60. It simply states that you can start receiving the benefit at 60. With this iteration I cleaned up the wording somewhat . Myself as well as others are at a little disadvantage in that we are offering our thoughts without se...

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[Moved into a new thread from: GE Pension Buyout --admin LadyGeek] For me, my FRA with GE is 60. Shouldn’t that compel GE to calculate lump sum from age 60 and not age 65? There is no federal requirement that the lump sum be calculated at an age before the plan's normal retirement age as defined in...

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My point was that anyone offered a pension buyout should validate that the buyout is a good deal for them and not just assume that it was actuarially fair. There's no federal requirement that the lump sum be based on the early (subsidized) benefit - evidently your employer's plan thought that a sub...

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ImmediateAnnuities.com is quoting a $2431 monthly payment if you pay $450k today. From that perspective, the $3000 monthly pension doesn't look bad. But at a 5% return, the lump sum wins unless you live beyond 87. Annuities.com uses very conservative assumptions reflecting the profit objectives of ...

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I was offered a pension buyout a few years ago from a former employer. I ended up sticking with the regular pension because the lump sum calculation was based on the assumption that I'd take my pension starting at 65. Since I was entitled to draw the full pension at 60 (due to years of service), th...

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I think Soccerrules has some great questions - the 450K is in the ballpark based on mandated IRS interest and mortality assumptions for lump sums - no way of knowing whether more favorable assumptions were used for the buyout - and so in the eyes of the IRS , the life annuity is equivalent to that l...

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The banks have nothing to do with the vast majority of underwriting standards for mortgages. The investors who buy the loans (think FNMA, FHLMC, fHA, and private investors for jumbos) make the underwriting rules. Typically if you can demonstrate you can or do pull income from those IRA’s you will m...

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Currently most banks rely on debt to incomes ratios in determining mortgage qualification - some retirees seeking a mortgage fall short of qualifying based on income alone and would like to have IRA assets considered - many of our local banks won't have a conversation if a retiree depends on these ...

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Currently most banks rely on debt to incomes ratios in determining mortgage qualification - some retirees seeking a mortgage fall short of qualifying based on income alone and would like to have IRA assets considered - many of our local banks won't have a conversation if a retiree depends on these a...

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I purchased Office pro with my laptop in 2017 , so when this function is globally released will I have to buy/download the new version or would I be able to add this function to my existing version/license ?

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looking for something warm, but somewhat breathable with a bit of durability. the Down Sweater looks good, but perhaps too warm and not breathable enough. The Micro Puff and Nano Puff look OK - but don't get the best of reviews on their site. what else? We live in New England and I bought the Sweat...

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Microsoft will apparently be releasing a new Excel function , XLOOKUP, to Office 365 users in the near future and to other users , e.g. Office Pro in the coming weeks - does anyone know how existing users will get this Excel update ?

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My wife and I are retired and are collecting RMDs ; we recently applied for and were approved for a loan but the local bank wouldn't disclose the criteria that they used in their decision , all they said was that credit rating , income , and assets were considered and in our case debt related to two...

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I've been going to Staples either to the local store or online for new ones when necessary , had a bad experience with HP refills awhile back and now always go with manufacturer's recommended brand both HP and Brother , have never been disappointed with this approach .

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OP , I think it's a good idea to get feedback and opinions from others but ultimately it's your money and you need to make a decision that's good for you and your family - part of the equation is financial and there can be other parts that are just gut feel and everyone that responded has their own ...

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OP , leasing is more like renting than buying and at the end of the lease the leasing company ,not you , own the vehicle - you would have the opportunity to buy at residual or possibly some different amount spelled out in the agreement - yes leasing companies have the benefit of a huge database of h...

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For 2018 I just entered local property taxes ( real estate & auto ) , and state income taxes ( 2017 paid in 2018 and estimated payments in 2018 ) in the spots where Turbo Tax asks/provides for them - no different than prior years - and Turbo Tax did the 10K limitation correctly for me . I pay the Ja...

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We have a 2016 Audi Q5 3T ( turbo 6) and we love it , peppy, nimble, and a real pleasure to drive both around town and on longer trips ; however it seems that most if not all small SUV makers have moved toward the 4 cylinder turbo as their engine of choice - so if a buyer really wants a six in an Au...

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I have a Lenovo ThinkPad and had a leather bag , too heavy and too few dividers/pockets - got a Lenovo nylon case along with a zippered neoprene sleeve that provides some extra cushion - the bag has 4 divided sections , the first is a sling hold for the laptop , the next is a little more padded and ...

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Have had good experience with Lenovo ThinkPad T series , first was purchased in '09 and replaced in '17 , DW has a '10 and it's running Ok but we'll be looking at a new one - as time goes by they get lighter and thinner and the component offerings get updated , we buy online from Lenovo - getting SS...

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We have a programable wifi thermostat that has worked out pretty well - we monitor the weather at home while away and adjust it accordingly , have only used it in the US not internationally - if you lose power when away the modem may have to be reset and whomever is watching your house has to be mad...

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We live in Connecticut also and I think jrhampt spent a bit of time and put together a nice list of ideas/options - we love West Hartford and go there often for dinner , it's roughly 45 minutes from Watertown , was at Max's Burger the other night , nice thing is it's a foot town , park and lots with...

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Yes, when I got a mortgage to purchase my home after retirement, I had to show proof of my income stream. I had a monthly pension as well as a monthly payment from my TSP retirement account, as well as 20% down payment and I had no problem qualifying. Hope this helps. Thanks for the response but yo...

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You could try doing an online search for “portfolio lenders” in your area. They hold onto the mortgages that they finance and so can be more flexible with their underwriting. There is a product called “asset depreciation mortgage”: https://www.kiplinger.com/article/retirement/T040-C000-S004-use-you...

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I probably didn't do a good with phrasing my question - banks in our local area follow strict adherence to the debt to income ratio (DTI) , especially now after the mortgage abuses leading up to 2008 - those ratios become especially important when buyers carry two mortgages for awhile until one home...

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For some reason ,if Defender detects that Malwarebytes is in the neighborhood , it designates M-Bytes as the primary sentinel - I learned this after searching a few websites - this doesn't mean that Defender is asleep , it's still there and I use it for additional periodic scans - thanks for all the...

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DW and I are both receiving RMD's and are also thinking about purchasing a home - to obtain a loan pre-qualification letter for the neighborhood that we like would require counting RMD income - was just wondering if there are others out there with a similar situation who have been successful in gett...

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I've been using Windows Defender , the antivirus software packaged with Windows 10 , alongside Malwarebytes for awhile now - my understanding was that each addressed different threats and would run independently to complement each other - however , this morning I ran a Windows update and after it fi...

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In our household we're using both Office 2010 and 2016 ; in Office 2016 much ,if not all the control, resides with the commands on the ribbon - in Office 2010 however to turn off page breaks for example it is File/Options/Advanced and then it requires navigation down through checky boxes to the one ...

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Using the ribbon interface: Page Layout > Breaks > Reset All Page Breaks. You also can go to View > Page Break Preview to see them. If you don't use the ribbon interface, lend me your time machine. 2005 was an interesting year. Thanks DI - I didn't know that the ribbon was the collective name for t...

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I'm running Office Pro 2016 with Windows 10 and Office updates are set for automatic download - with an Excel spreadsheet open , in the past when I clicked "file" on the top bar a dropdown menu appeared that looks totally different than the current one - going from memory I remember menu items like ...

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I developed an Excel spreadsheet that duplicates the results I get from TurboTax - this enables me to do the following : (a) estimate my tax liability for the upcoming year and the associated quarterly amount . (b) determine the gross-up of any tax deferred withdrawals that put us over our annual bu...

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TBillT wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 14, 2019 1:26 pm
I am thinking under the new itemization rules, HELOC interest is not deductible unless it is for home purchase or cap improvement

If the HELOC is used for the downpayment on a home , would it be deductible ?

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OP , we recently talked to a couple of local bankers ,and two builders, about financing for a home purchase - we're looking at existing homes as well as others that will be built in a couple of newly developing areas nearby ; I thought I would share some take aways - at one bank we asked for and got...

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Probably as rare or odd as for a couple in their early 40's to have a contractor build them a house. Thanks Livesoft , the couple have lived in a small condominium community for several years and are just invigorated by the thought of this project but wonder if it's a crazy idea :happy . Is the cou...

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delamer wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 26, 2019 6:20 pm
Is it just the new house or the contractor part that you are interested in?

Just the new house part .

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NYnative wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 26, 2019 6:31 pm
Depends. Will it have a burial vault in the basement?

IMHO, it's not unusual or odd. In AZ, you have lots of retired people downsizing and having custom homes built for their last residence.

Too funny

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livesoft wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 26, 2019 6:25 pm
Probably as rare or odd as for a couple in their early 40's to have a contractor build them a house.

Thanks Livesoft , the couple have lived in a small condominium community for several years and are just invigorated by the thought of this project but wonder if it's a crazy idea

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How rare or odd is it for a couple in their early 70's to have a contractor build them a house ?

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In the Fall of 2008 we first moved all monies in stock mutual funds to prime money market and then , as the debacle continued across fixed , we moved those holdings to prime money market , all with Vanguard - got back in a little late in the early Fall of 2009 having retired that past Spring . Fortu...

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I'd buy a Stihl .

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We live in Dover, and I grew up in Newton, so I know the area quite well. I went to Newton schools, my daughter went to Dover schools (Dover/Sherborn high school). Newton is very expensive, and I'm not sure it's worth it. I would recommend Westwood or Medfield (Dover is bordered by both). These are...

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My ranking: - Target/Walmart: Avoid like the plague - Craigslist: Only if you know what you're doing. (Good deals can be found but mostly it's junk you don't really want.) - Performance Bike: I'd start here as someone else suggested. Good range of entry level bikes and decent prices. They _always_ ...

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