March 2, 2021
The pandemic has impacted many influential tax rules. At the same time, the new presidential administration has implemented additional changes, making tax planning even more challenging.
September 1, 2020
Now that the conventions of both major parties have wrapped up, we’re heading into the home stretch of the presidential election race. Naturally, taxes will be a major point of contention.
January 9, 2018
The estate tax exemption and the gift tax work together in a sense that you have a unified lifetime credit for gifts, which match the estate tax exemption. The unified credit increases each year, along with the estate tax exemption. Each year there is ...
December 24, 2017
There’s still time left for you or your clients to cut their 2017 tax bills. The conventional tax wisdom at the end of the year is to pull in deductions to offset current tax liability and push off income to postpone tax payment. This takes on added ...
August 30, 2017
In the final part of my estate planning series, I would like to tackle more complicated themes that build on the first two parts. The first thing that I would like to discuss in this article is a trust that was once used frequently before portability.
August 30, 2017
Just because you don’t have a taxable estate doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t do estate planning. If you die without an estate plan, then you die testate, meaning your assets will be divided up according to state law. Everyone needs some sort of an ...
August 30, 2017
Most business owners want the same thing; they want to pass on their business to their kids. Others may want to sell the business, and some just want to give it away. However, all these options have unique tax concerns that must be considered.
January 12, 2017
Thomson Reuters has released a special report, Sales to Intentionally Defective Irrevocable Trusts, which discusses the sale to an intentionally defective irrevocable trust (IDIT) in exchange for its promissory note. The report establishes that the ...
September 15, 2016
If taxes remained the same from year to year, there would be no need for tax planning. But as a professional, you know how valuable tax planning is; for your clients and for your bottom line. For your clients, effective tax management can often ...
September 14, 2016
Ideal for small to mid-sized firms, Lacerte Tax Planner, from Intuit, offers an easy to use tax planning product that is well suited for those looking for a stand-alone product, as well as those wishing to integrate with other Intuit financial products.
September 14, 2016
Thomson Reuters Planner CS : https://cs.thomsonreuters.com/planner Best Fit: Firms of any size that are currently or planning to use CS Professional Suite of applications with gain the most benefit using Planner CS. Product Strengths: Product offers excellent integration with other CS Professional Suite of applications Excellent report customization and built-in word processing capability Numerous deployment...…
August 9, 2016
Trying to reclaim some momentum in his presidential election campaign, Donald Trump, the Republican candidate, is tweaking his tax plan. In a far-ranging speech on economic policies on August 8, Trump proposed cuts in individual tax rates, although not as drastic as in previous proposals. The billionaire also advocated tax reforms in line with the...…