Gift Giving as an Estate Planning Tool
Proper estate planning can help protect your assets and can provide your family with significant tax savings at the time of your death. 2010 is a unique year for estate planning. While the federal...
View Article7 Planning Ideas for Young Parents
One of my oldest and best friends had his first child last week (a boy, everyone is healthy and doing great). He is the first of my closest friends to reach this milestone. While it is a bit surreal to...
View ArticleTax Changes for 2012
Individuals The current tax rate structure ranging from 10% to 35% remains the same for 2012, but tax-bracket thresholds increase for each filing status. Standard deductions and the personal exemption...
View ArticleThe Fiscal Cliff
As the New Year approaches, we are in the midst of a highly uncertain period from a tax planning perspective. The “Bush-era tax cuts,” which I am sure everyone has heard of at this point, are set to...
View ArticleLife after the Fiscal Cliff – what to expect
Phew! We were able to avert the fiscal cliff. For the most part. Here is a brief summary of that 13th-hour legislation (the “American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012” or the “Act”): What the Act does: 1....
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Although 2013 has been a relatively quiet year from a tax perspective, U.S. taxpayers will soon face the expensive realities of last year’s legislation: the American Taxpayer Relief Act and the...
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