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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

When you retire, you may consider moving to another state — say, for the weather or to be closer to

Like most businesses, yours probably has a variety of physical assets, such as production equipment, office furnishings and a plethora

Despite the National Do Not Call registry and features such as caller ID, phone fraud is thriving in the mobile

Affluent families who wish to give to charity while minimizing gift and estate taxes should consider a charitable lead trust

The IRS has updated the inflation-adjusted “luxury automobile” limits on certain deductions taxpayers can take for passenger automobiles — including

Summer is just around the corner, so you might be thinking about getting some vacation time. If you’re self-employed or

The IRS just released its audit statistics for the 2018 fiscal year, and fewer taxpayers had their returns examined as

If a prime objective of your estate plan is to leave a lasting legacy, a dynasty trust may be the

Due to the massive changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the 2019 filing season resulted in surprises.

The IRS recently announced the inflation-adjusted maximum value of an employer-provided vehicle under the vehicle cents-per-mile rule and the fleet-average

If you’re a business owner and you hire your children (or grandchildren) this summer, you can obtain tax breaks and

There are many ways for employers to conduct annual performance reviews. So many, in fact, that owners of small to

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