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Many people find retirement to be a beautiful time. After years of working and sacrificing, it’s a moment finally to enjoy the fruits of your labor, whether this means traveling, spending more time with family, or spending your evenings doing absolutely nothing.

Although you may stop working during retirement, there are still financial matters you’ll need to keep up with to ensure you’re planning as effectively as possible. If you have your eyes set on retirement in 2025, below are three important changes you should know about now.

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Tax brackets have changed

Much of the beauty of accounts like 401(k)s and traditional IRAs is that you can take tax deductions for your contributions. This lowers your taxable income and saves you money on that year’s tax bill.

The downside is that you’re not completely free from taxes; you just pay them on the back end when you take withdrawals in retirement.

Withdrawals from these accounts are taxed at your regular income tax rate, so it’s worth keeping up with changes to tax brackets. Below are the tax brackets for 2024 and the new tax brackets for 2025:

Single Filers

Tax Rate 2024 Tax Brackets 2025 Tax Brackets
10% $0 to $11,600 $0 to $11,925
12% $11,601 to $47,150 $11,926 to $48,475
22% $47,151 to $100,525 $48,476 to $103,350
24% $100,526 to $191,950 $103,351 to $197,300
32% $191,951 to $243,725 $197,301 to $250,525
35% $243,726 to $609,350 $250,526 to $626,350
37% $609,351 and above $626,351 and above

Data source: IRS.

Married Filing Jointly

Tax Rate 2024 Tax Brackets 2025 Tax Brackets
10% $0 to $23,200 $0 to $23,850
12% $23,201 to $94,300 $23,851 to $96,950
22% $94,301 to $201,050 $96,951 to $206,700
24% $201,051 to $383,900 $206,701 to $394,600
32% $383,901 to $487,450 $394,601 to $501,050
35% $487,451 to $731,200 $501,051 to $751,600
37% $731,201 and above $751,601 and above

Data source: IRS.

Head of Households

Tax Rate 2024 Tax Brackets 2025 Tax Brackets
10% $0 to $16,550 $0 to $17,000
12% $16,551 to $63,100 $17,001 to $64,850
22% $63,101 to $100,500 $64,851 to $103,350
24% $100,501 to $191,950 $103,351 to $197,300
32% $191,951 to $243,700 $197,301 to $250,500
35% $243,701 to $609,350 $250,501 to $626,350
37% $609,351 and above $626,351 and above

Data source: IRS.

The Social Security full retirement age is increasing

Your full retirement age (or normal retirement age) is when you’re eligible to receive your full Social Security benefit, called the primary insurance amount.

In 1983, Social Security agreed to increase the full retirement age from 65 to 67 in two-month increments. Beginning in 2025, the full retirement age is increasing to 66 years and 10 months, meaning people born in 1959 will have to wait a bit longer to claim benefits.

This was the second-to-last increase, with people born in 1960 or later having a full retirement age of 67.

Chart showing Social Security full retirement ages by birth year.

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Knowing your full retirement age is crucial because claiming before or after that will either decrease or increase your monthly benefits, respectively.

Claiming benefits within 36 months of your full retirement age will decrease them by 5/9 of 1% monthly. Any additional month after that further reduces them by 5/12 of 1%. The earliest you claim benefits is 62.

Claiming benefits after your full retirement age increases them by 2/3 of 1% monthly, or 8% annually, until you turn 72. After 72, benefits stop increasing.

You can contribute more to your 401(k) in 2025

Just because you plan on retiring in 2025 doesn’t mean you can’t still contribute to your 401(k) before then. If you plan on doing so, it’s worth knowing the 401(k) contribution limit has increased by $500 to $23,500.

There will also be changes to the catch-up contribution. For those aged 50 to 59, the catch-up contribution remains $7,500. However, for people aged 60 to 63, the catch-up contribution has increased to $11,250.

Taking advantage of this contribution limit increase lets you stash away some extra money before retirement and lowers your taxable income (and potential tax bill) for the year. It’s a win-win worth considering, with retirement on the horizon.

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