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

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

Many estate planning techniques are intended to minimize or even eliminate gift and estate taxes when transferring assets to family

Over the last several years, virtual currency has become increasingly popular. Bitcoin is the most widely recognized form of virtual

A common estate planning mistake is to designate a minor as beneficiary — or contingent beneficiary — of a life

If you own a business and have a child in high school or college, hiring him or her for the

Today many employees receive stock-based compensation from their employer as part of their compensation and benefits package. The tax consequences

An irrevocable trust has long been a key component of many estate plans. But what if it no longer serves

Most businesses approach technology as an evolving challenge. You don’t want to overspend on bells and whistles you’ll never fully

It’s not uncommon for businesses to sometimes generate tax losses. But the losses that can be deducted are limited by

When school lets out, kids participate in a wide variety of summer activities. If one of the activities your child

With the filing date for 2017 in the rearview mirror for most businesses and individuals, the last thing they probably

Employees don’t always fill out their W-4 forms accurately. For example, some may wrongly write “exempt” on the withholding portion

At this time of year, a summer vacation is on many people’s minds. If you travel for business, combining a