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

A living trust is one of the most versatile estate planning tools available. It offers a streamlined way to manage

Now is a good time to review your business’s expenses for deductibility. Accelerating deductible expenses into this year generally will

When creating a will, most people focus on the big-ticket items — including who gets the house, the car and

Saving taxes probably isn’t your primary reason for supporting your favorite charities. But tax deductions can be a valuable added

If you pay more than $10,000 in state and local taxes (SALT), a provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill

Making sure your family will be able to locate your estate planning documents when needed is one of the most

Now is the time of year when taxpayers search for last-minute moves to reduce their federal income tax liability. Adding

The IRS recently issued its 2026 cost-of-living adjustments for more than 60 tax provisions. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act

If you’re considering guaranteeing, or are asked to guarantee, a loan to your closely held corporation, it’s important to understand

Life insurance is often a cornerstone of estate planning, providing liquidity to cover estate taxes, debts or other obligations. However,

Are you age 50 or older? You’ve earned the right to supercharge your retirement savings with extra “catch-up” contributions to

Among its numerous tax provisions, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) reinstated immediate deductions for research and experimental (R&E)

Last minute tax-saving business tips. As year-end approaches, if you own a business you could benefit from some tax-trimming moves.

Gamblers couldn’t deduct losses. “Professional” gamblers can deduct losses equal to their winnings, but the burden of proving the deduction

Exempt status revoked, but not denied. A volunteer fire department provided fire protection, ambulance and rescue services to the community.

Summons issued to bitcoin exchange. Coinbase, the nation’s largest bitcoin exchange firm, has been served with an IRS summons seeking

Attention employers: There are three ways to set up an automatic enrollment 401(k) plan. Many Americans are unprepared for retirement

Security tips for taxpayers. The IRS suggests that you always: use security software with firewall and antivirus protections, make sure

IRS puts personal info at risk. Employees in the IRS Small Business/Self-Employed Division often don’t follow the agency’s email policies

Expecting tax cuts next year? President-elect Trump declared one of his top priorities to be passage of a “major tax

Distributor’s TV packages don’t qualify. In two similar Technical Advice Memorandums, the IRS determined that a television subscription package sold

Taxpayers denied child tax breaks. For part of a year, a married couple lived with a child from the wife’s

The last month or so of the year offers accrual-basis taxpayers an opportunity to make some timely moves that might

Accrual-basis taxpayer? One way to save tax is to properly record and recognize expenses that were incurred this year but