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Many states offer income-tax deductions for contributions to that state's 529 plan; a smaller number allow the deduction for any state's plan. Choosing an out-of-state plan with better fees can cost the in-state deduction — a tradeoff that depends on the state's tax rate and the deduction cap.
The optimal choice varies by state and family income. The "best 529 plans" lists in financial media frequently ignore state-specific tax effects.
Property held jointly with right of survivorship between spouses gets a full step-up in community-property states and a half step-up in common-law states. The same property held as community property (where available) gets a full step-up regardless. The titling distinction can change the surviving spouse's basis by hundreds of thousands.
Re-titling between spouses is typically straightforward during life; impossible after one spouse's death. The decision has to happen while both are living.
Medicare Part B and D premiums above the standard amount apply when modified AGI exceeds thresholds — but the lookback is two years (so 2026 IRMAA uses 2024 income). Roth conversions or retirement-account distributions that bump MAGI in the lookback year can produce surcharges that hit two years later, often unexpectedly.
The IRMAA premium increases can run thousands per year per spouse and continue for the entire surcharge year. Planning conversions around the lookback is a meaningful retirement-tax variable.
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