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

Time to get empowered. The IRS is reminding businesses that a number of special tax benefits are still available in

When a married couple lives in a community property state, the money earned and property acquired by either spouse during

Audit season is just around the corner for calendar-year companies. With external audits, preparation can help facilitate field work, lower

IRA distributions were taxable. A man took nearly $45,000 in withdrawals from his wife’s IRA during their divorce “out of

Court finds properties weren’t worthless or abandoned. The sole shareholder of an S corporation claimed net operating loss (NOL) carrybacks

Bill would allow vets to contribute to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). The U.S. House is considering the “Veterans TRICARE Choice

Payroll tax penalty imposed. A person responsible for collecting and paying payroll tax can be held personally liable for willfully

In order to take advantage of two important depreciation tax breaks for business assets, you must place the assets in

Donations to qualified charities are generally fully deductible, and they may be the easiest deductible expense to time to your

When planning their estates, many people agonize over the negative impact their wealth might have on their children. To address

Taxpayers may challenge IRS expert’s valuation in gift tax case. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has

Tax deferral denied despite lack of prearranged plan for related-party transaction. Sec. 1031 allows capital gains to be deferred when

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