Turn Business Losses Into Future Tax Savings
Even successful businesses experience occasional down years. Fortunately, the federal tax code provides a way to help offset those losses, ...
Step-Up in Basis: A Powerful Estate Planning Tool
Inheriting assets from a loved one can come with a significant—but often misunderstood—tax benefit known as the step-up in basis. This provision can ...
Avoid Estimated Tax Surprises
If you're self-employed, run a small business, or earn rental or investment income, quarterly estimated tax payments may be critical to your tax ...
Selling Your Vacation Home? Tax-Smart Strategies to Consider
In many popular vacation destinations, property values and insurance costs have soared. If your vacation home has appreciated significantly, now may ...
IRS Expands Theft and Fraud Loss Deductions
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) significantly restricted the types of theft losses that can be deducted on federal income tax returns. However, a ...
Planning Ahead: 5 Succession Strategies and Their Tax Implications
When it’s time to consider your business’s future, succession planning can protect your legacy and successfully set up the next generation of leaders ...
Turning Market Losses into Tax Opportunities
Have you ever invested in a company only to see its stock value plummet? (This may become relevant in light of recent market volatility.) While such ...
Small Business Alert: The 100% Penalty That Hits Hard
Some tax sins are much worse than others. An example is failing to pay over federal income and employment taxes that have been withheld from ...
Are You a Tax-Favored Real Estate Professional?
For federal income tax purposes, the general rule is that rental real estate losses are passive activity losses (PALs). An individual taxpayer can ...