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• TAX CREDIT

  Tax credits, the most appealing type of tax deductions, are subtracted directly, dollar for dollar, from your income tax bill.

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• SPOUSAL IRA

  An IRA designed for a couple when one spouse has no earned income. The maximum combined contribution that can be made each year to an IRA and a spousal IRA currently is $10,000 or 100 percent of earned income, whichever is less, for the 2012 tax year. The total may be split between the two IRAs as the couple wishes, provided that the contribution to either IRA does not exceed the maximum annual contribution limit ($5,000 for 2012).

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• SIMPLIFIED EMPLOYEE PENSION PLAN (SEP)

  A type of plan under which the employer contributes to an employee’s IRA. Contributions may be made up to a certain limit and are immediately vested.

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