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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
Last minute tax-saving business tips. As year-end approaches, if you own a business you could benefit from some tax-trimming moves.
Gamblers couldn’t deduct losses. “Professional” gamblers can deduct losses equal to their winnings, but the burden of proving the deduction
Exempt status revoked, but not denied. A volunteer fire department provided fire protection, ambulance and rescue services to the community.
Summons issued to bitcoin exchange. Coinbase, the nation’s largest bitcoin exchange firm, has been served with an IRS summons seeking
Attention employers: There are three ways to set up an automatic enrollment 401(k) plan. Many Americans are unprepared for retirement
Security tips for taxpayers. The IRS suggests that you always: use security software with firewall and antivirus protections, make sure
IRS puts personal info at risk. Employees in the IRS Small Business/Self-Employed Division often don’t follow the agency’s email policies
Expecting tax cuts next year? President-elect Trump declared one of his top priorities to be passage of a “major tax
Distributor’s TV packages don’t qualify. In two similar Technical Advice Memorandums, the IRS determined that a television subscription package sold
Taxpayers denied child tax breaks. For part of a year, a married couple lived with a child from the wife’s
The last month or so of the year offers accrual-basis taxpayers an opportunity to make some timely moves that might
Accrual-basis taxpayer? One way to save tax is to properly record and recognize expenses that were incurred this year but
You’d be surprised how often people fail to disclose foreign assets to their estate planning advisors. They assume that these
If you’re thinking about selling stock shares at a loss to offset gains that you’ve realized during 2022, it’s important
Two tax benefits are available to offset the expenses of adopting a child. In 2022, adoptive parents may be able
If you’re taking a second trip down the aisle, you may have different expectations than you did when you got
Many people have savings bonds that were purchased many years ago. Perhaps they were given to your children as gifts
These days, most businesses have some intangible assets. The tax treatment of these assets can be complex. What makes intangibles
You create an estate plan to meet technical objectives, such as minimizing gift and estate taxes and protecting your assets
The holiday season is here and many people plan to donate to their favorite charities or give money or assets
The effects of inflation are all around. You’re probably paying more for gas, food, health care and other expenses than
Among the many decisions you’ll have to make as your estate plan is being drafted is who you will appoint
No one needs to remind business owners that the cost of employee health care benefits keeps going up. One way
How much can you and your employees contribute to your 401(k)s next year — or other retirement plans? In Notice