Earlier this morning, we issued our December 2025 e-newsletter from R. F. Meyer & Associates. If you did not receive it by email, please find a link below to access it in PDF form from our website.
As the holidays approach, the December 2025 newsletter again presents three articles, this month covering:
- Catch-up retirement account contributions: If you’re a high wage earner – $145,000 and up – you will no longer get the immediate tax deduction for extra catch-up contributions. Instead, you pay tax now and put the catch-up money into Roth accounts, which are not taxed upon withdrawal.
- The Oregon single-payer experiment: Oregon is cautiously moving toward implementing single-payer public health insurance. The state hopes to avoid the pitfalls that doomed a similar effort in Vermont, and is aiming for implementation about 2030.
- The Gifting Question: Grandparents should consider their many options carefully before passing along part of their accumulated wealth to grandchildren. Outright gifts, contributions to 529 Plans, and trusts are all options – and every option comes with implications for both grandparents and the recipients.
We hope you find these news articles from the Elder Law and Estate Planning world informative and interesting.
If you or any family member needs legal help with Estate Planning, Elder Law, Probate or Medicare/Medicaid issues, please contact R. F. Meyer & Associates. Reach our highly experienced staff by calling our Worthington law offices at 614-407-7900, or simply fill out our website contact form at elderlaw.us/contact.
From our families at R. F. Meyer & Associates to yours, we wish you a joyous holiday season, and a healthy and prosperous New Year ahead.
Sincerely,
Richard F. Meyer