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A financial statement audit can give lenders, investors and other stakeholders greater confidence in your business’s financial reporting. But not
Life insurance can provide critical financial protection for the people who depend on you or help you achieve other estate
What if the unthinkable happens and your spouse dies unexpectedly? Would you be prepared to cope emotionally and financially? As
An annual estate plan checkup is critical to the health of your estate plan. Because various exclusion, exemption and deduction
Retirement plan contribution limits are indexed for inflation, and many have gone up for 2019, giving you opportunities to increase
Estate planning aims to help individuals achieve several important goals — primary among them, transferring wealth to loved ones at
Business owners engaged in fraudulent activities often try to manipulate their companies’ financial statements. Fortunately for fraud experts, business owners’
A revocable trust isn’t effective unless you fund it by transferring ownership of assets to the trust. Transferring a vehicle
If your son or daughter currently is home from college on winter break, now is a good time to sit
Portability allows a surviving spouse to apply a deceased spouse’s unused estate tax exemption amount toward his or her own
If you or one of your adult children is getting married, you may be concerned about protecting your family’s assets
Here are some of the key tax-related deadlines affecting businesses and other employers during the first quarter of 2019. Keep
As the holidays approach and the year draws to a close, many taxpayers make charitable gifts — both in the
Prepaying property taxes related to the current year but due the following year has long been one of the most
Traditional and Roth IRAs can be powerful estate planning tools. With a “self-directed” IRA, you may be able to amp
Earlier this year, the IRS published a proposed safe harbor giving owners of certain rental real estate interests the opportunity
As we head toward the gift-giving season, you may be considering giving gifts of cash or securities to your loved
As we head toward the gift-giving season, you may be considering giving gifts of cash or securities to your loved
Fewer people currently are subject to transfer taxes than ever before. But gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer (GST) taxes continue
The IRS has released final regulations and another round of proposed regs for the first-year 100% bonus depreciation deduction. The
Traditionally, trusts used in estate planning contain “Crummey” withdrawal powers to ensure that contributions qualify for the annual gift tax
Hidden assets can be an issue in a variety of contexts — from divorce to bankruptcy to fraud. An acrimonious
Do you want to withdraw cash from your closely held corporation at a low tax cost? The easiest way is
In addition to the difficult personal issues that divorce entails, several tax concerns need to be addressed to ensure that
A primary estate planning goal for most people is to hold on to as much of their wealth as possible
If philanthropy is an important part of your estate planning legacy, consider taking steps to ensure that your donations are