CELEBRATING OVER SIXTY FIVE YEARS

CELEBRATING OVER
SIXTY FIVE YEARS

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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

Here are some of the key tax-related deadlines affecting businesses and other employers during the first quarter of 2021. Keep

Have you made any New Year’s resolutions for 2021? Resolutions usually take the form of personal goals like eating healthier

On December 27, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA), which provides pandemic relief, as well as

Are you considering replacing a car that you’re using in your business? There are several tax implications to keep in

If you own a business, you may wonder if you’re eligible to take the qualified business income (QBI) deduction. Sometimes

Many businesses are closed or are limiting third-party access as COVID-19 surges across the United States. These restrictions could still

As President-elect Joe Biden moves forward with the transition and prepares for the inauguration next month, you may be wondering

The year 2020 has taught businesses many lessons. The sudden onset of the COVID-19 pandemic followed by drastic changes to

As we approach the end of the year, it’s a good time to think about whether your business needs to

Are you thinking about selling stock shares at a loss to offset gains that you’ve realized during 2020? If so,

According to literature, the “seven deadly sins” are lust, gluttony, greed, laziness, wrath, envy and pride. Although individuals may be

By now, some businesses have completed their 2021 budgets while others are still crunching numbers and scrutinizing line items. As

The Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) is a valuable tax break that was extended and modified by the American Rescue

Are you age 65 and older and have basic Medicare insurance? You may need to pay additional premiums to get

Estate planning isn’t just about what happens to your assets after you die. It’s also about protecting yourself and your

The first advance payments under the temporarily expanded child tax credit (CTC) will begin to arrive for nearly 39 million

High-income taxpayers face a 3.8% net investment income tax (NIIT) that’s imposed in addition to regular income tax. Fortunately, there

If you’re a business owner and you hire your children this summer, you can obtain tax breaks and other nontax

Traditionally, estate planning has focused on more technical objectives, such as minimizing gift and estate taxes and protecting assets against

Eligible parents will soon begin receiving payments from the federal government. The IRS announced that the 2021 advance child tax

Many businesses use independent contractors to help keep their costs down. If you’re among them, make sure that these workers

One benefit of the current federal gift and estate tax exemption amount ($11.7 million in 2021) is that it allows

If you and your spouse have similar irrevocable trusts that benefit each other, it’s important to know that the trusts

Even after your 2020 tax return has been successfully filed with the IRS, you may still have some questions about