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If you’re a real estate developer or a small business owner who owns commercial real estate, you might be thinking

Estate planning can be overwhelming. One reason is that it has a language all its own. While you may be

Congress has passed the latest legislation aimed at providing economic and other relief from the COVID-19 pandemic that has haunted

This year, the optional standard mileage rate used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business decreased

The Biden administration has announced several reforms to the popular Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to bring greater relief to the

Life insurance has long provided a source of liquidity to pay estate taxes and other expenses. Even though for many

If you’re like many Americans, letters from your favorite charities may be appearing in your mailbox acknowledging your 2020 donations.

A number of tax-related limits that affect businesses are annually indexed for inflation, and many have increased for 2021. Some

As a formal estate planning term, “tangible personal property” likely won’t elicit much emotion from you or your loved ones.

Many people are more concerned about their 2020 tax bills right now than they are about their 2021 tax situations.

To gift or not to gift? It’s a deceptively complex question. The temporary doubling of the federal gift and estate

If you have a traditional IRA or tax-deferred retirement plan account, you probably know that you must take required minimum

Your estate plan may include several different trusts. The reason is that various types of trusts can accomplish a myriad

The massive economic stimulus and government spending law, which was signed on December 27, 2020, extends several energy-related tax breaks.

Back in late 2019, the first significant legislation addressing retirement savings since 2006 became law. The Setting Every Community Up

A Health Savings Account (HSA) can be a powerful tool for financing health care expenses while supplementing your other retirement

The IRS has begun mailing notices to businesses, financial institutions and other payers that filed certain returns with information that

There are many rules that can potentially apply to the sale of business property. Thus, to simplify discussion, let’s assume

Like many people, you may have dreamed of turning a hobby into a regular business. You won’t have any tax

Estate planning experts usually cite the need to include advance health care directives in a comprehensive estate plan. But there

If you donate valuable items to charity, you may be required to get an appraisal. The IRS requires donors and

If you donate valuable items to charity, you may be required to get an appraisal. The IRS requires donors and

In some cases, homeowners decide to move to new residences, but keep their present homes and rent them out. If

Adding a new partner in a partnership has several financial and legal implications. Let’s say you and your partners are

Estate tax planning can become complicated when multiple parties are involved. For example, you may be concerned about providing assets

The tax filing deadline for 2021 tax returns is April 18 this year. After your 2021 tax return has been