When considering a topic as broad and politically charged as tax reform, there are two major issues to consider when gauging its impact on retirement: structural changes in the tax code; and the impact of tax changes on the budget deficit -- who will pay for the changes when they are expected to reduce revenue?
The tax reform proposals put forth by the Trump administration would reduce the number of personal tax brackets, lower the corporate tax rate to 15%, eliminate the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) and keep the capital gains tax brackets on investments at current levels (20%, 15% and 0%).
On its surface, there should be relatively little impact of these proposals on the economics of retirement savings.
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