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CPA Practice Advisor · Jan 6, 2026

Retirement Savers Be Warned: A Tax Break Has Disappeared in 2026

Tax Brief summary and classification of the original reporting.

Bottom Line

💡 Retirement Savers Be Warned: A Tax Break Has Disappeared in 2026. General industry update.

Summary

For years, workers nearing retirement could decide whether to take the immediate tax break of pretax savings in their 401(k) plans or build tax-free income they could access later from a Roth IRA. But starting in January, that choice will disappear for high-income earners.

Classification

Category: action requiredPriority: criticalReason: Contains 'immediate' - immediate attention needed

Affected Groups

All tax practitioners

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Original Source

We aggregate public tax updates and provide AI-assisted summaries. Please read the original reporting for full details.

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