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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

On September 13, the House Ways and Means Committee passed three separate bills that will be the cornerstone of what

When married couples neglect to prepare an estate plan, state intestacy laws step in to help provide financial security for

Estate planning and investment risk management go hand in hand. After all, an estate plan is effective only if you

The S corporation business structure offers many advantages, including limited liability for owners and no double taxation (at least at

Now that the gift and estate tax exemption has reached a record high of $11.18 million (for 2018), it may

There’s no law that says you can’t prepare your own estate plan. And with an abundance of online services that

If you’ve done any research into employee benefits for your business recently, you may have come across a bit of

One of the biggest concerns for family business owners is succession planning — transferring ownership and control of the company

Converting a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA can provide tax-free growth and tax-free withdrawals in retirement. But what if

Do you need a trust protector? Maybe, if you aren’t completely confident the trustee will carry out your wishes. A

If you have a child or other family member with a disabling condition that requires long-term care or prevents (or

Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, employees can no longer claim the home office deduction. If, however, you run

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