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Do you and your spouse together operate a profitable unincorporated small business? If so, you face some challenging tax issues.

If you’re considering opening an investment account for your minor child or grandchild to help him or her save for

In the simplest of worlds, an employee effectively performs a set of tasks on an agreed-upon schedule and you pay

Ask many entrepreneurs and small business owners to show you their financial statements and they’ll likely open a laptop and

To help you make sure you don’t miss any important 2019 deadlines, we’ve provided this summary of when various tax-related

Commercial buildings and improvements generally are depreciated over 39 years, which essentially means you can deduct a portion of the

Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) offer closely held business owners an exit strategy and a tax-efficient technique for sharing equity

A variety of tax-related limits affecting businesses are annually indexed for inflation, and many have gone up for 2019. Here’s

If you’re like many Americans, letters from your favorite charities have been appearing in your mailbox in recent weeks acknowledging

Choosing the right executor — sometimes known as a “personal representative” — is critical to the smooth administration of an

Many, if not most, employers today use some form of an “at-will” employment contract when hiring. The arrangement is theoretically

When President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in December 2017, much was made of

While the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) generally reduced individual tax rates for 2018 through 2025, some taxpayers could

While most provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) went into effect in 2018 and either apply through

Now that 2019 has begun, there isn’t too much you can do to reduce your 2018 income tax liability. But

What if the unthinkable happens and your spouse dies unexpectedly? Would you be prepared to cope emotionally and financially? As

An annual estate plan checkup is critical to the health of your estate plan. Because various exclusion, exemption and deduction

Retirement plan contribution limits are indexed for inflation, and many have gone up for 2019, giving you opportunities to increase

Estate planning aims to help individuals achieve several important goals — primary among them, transferring wealth to loved ones at

Business owners engaged in fraudulent activities often try to manipulate their companies’ financial statements. Fortunately for fraud experts, business owners’

A revocable trust isn’t effective unless you fund it by transferring ownership of assets to the trust. Transferring a vehicle

If your son or daughter currently is home from college on winter break, now is a good time to sit

Portability allows a surviving spouse to apply a deceased spouse’s unused estate tax exemption amount toward his or her own

If you or one of your adult children is getting married, you may be concerned about protecting your family’s assets

Here are some of the key tax-related deadlines affecting businesses and other employers during the first quarter of 2019. Keep

As the holidays approach and the year draws to a close, many taxpayers make charitable gifts — both in the