CELEBRATING OVER SIXTY FIVE YEARS

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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

Businesses across the country are being affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19). Fortunately, Congress recently passed a law that provides at

President Trump has signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Among other things, the new law temporarily requires

U.S. Treasury Department Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced that the 2019 income tax filing deadline will be moved to July 15,

After U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s announcement that the deadline for paying federal income taxes would be extended, the IRS

If you’re the owner of an incorporated business, you probably know that there’s a tax advantage to taking money out

The IRS extends the federal income tax payment deadline After U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s announcement that the deadline for

If you made large gifts to your children, grandchildren or other heirs last year, it’s important to determine whether you’re

Longer life expectancies and rising health care costs make saving for retirement more important than ever before. A Health Savings

The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak — officially a pandemic as of March 11 — has prompted global health concerns. But you

Several arms of the federal government have taken, or are weighing, significant steps to help the country deal with the

If you’re a business owner, be aware that a recent tax law extended a credit for hiring individuals from one

The IRS has released proposed regulations addressing the deductibility of meal and entertainment expenses in tax years beginning after December

Have you made substantial gifts of wealth to family members? Or are you the executor of the estate of a

It’s not uncommon for employers in some industries and localities to occasionally rehire a previously terminated employee. Should such a

The flat 21% federal income tax rate for C corporations under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) has been

The IRS opened the 2018 income tax return filing season on January 28. Even if you typically don’t file until

The right estate planning strategy for you likely is the one that will produce the greatest tax savings for your

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