The last few years before retirement can be a tax nightmare, what with your earnings at their peak and your big deductions (kids and mortgage) often gone. So as you struggle to keep your tax bill under control, you long for the end of your working years, when your tax worries -- along with your income -- will fall.

Sorry to break the news to you, but the sad truth is that retirement brings on a whole new set of tax worries. In fact, some people might actually see their tax rates go up. What's worse, mistakes you make when you retire can haunt you and your heirs for years to come. Here, then, are the most important things for you to keep in mind as your golden years approach.



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