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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

With its winter recess looming before it, Congress has engaged in a flurry of activity. Most notably, it reached agreement

Here are some of the key tax-related deadlines affecting businesses and other employers during the first quarter of 2020. Keep

If you’re adopting a child, or you adopted one this year, there may be significant tax benefits available to offset

Business owners are urged to create succession plans for the good of their families and their employees. But there’s someone

The IRS recently issued guidance on how businesses, self-employed individuals and qualified employees can use the per diem rules to

Life insurance can be a powerful financial and estate planning tool, but its benefits can be reduced or even eliminated

With the lifetime gift and estate tax exemption at $11.40 million for 2019 ($11.58 million for 2020), you may think

As we all know, medical services and prescription drugs are expensive. You may be able to deduct some of your

The word “probate” may conjure images of lengthy delays waiting for wealth to be transferred and bitter disputes among family

In certain cases, the IRS is required to use private debt collection agencies (PCAs) to collect the amounts owed. The

At this time of year, many business owners ask if there’s anything they can do to save tax for the

For tax purposes, December 31 means more than New Year’s Eve celebrations. It affects the filing status box that will

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