Posted on September 27, 2022
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Sarah Gaymon
In 2007, multi-millionaire hotelier Leona Helmsley made headlines when she passed away leaving $12 million to her dog Trouble. Today, it is commonplace for pet owners to specify in their wills how they wish their furry friends to be cared for financially and physically long after they are gone. In fact, all U.S. states and […]
Posted on September 23, 2022
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Steven Rubin
To account for persistent inflation and higher fuel prices, the IRS raised some of the standard mileage rates taxpayers may use to calculate the deductible costs of operating cars, vans or trucks for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes during the final six months of 2022. Taxpayers also have the option to calculate these deductible […]
Posted on September 13, 2022
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Joanie Stein
The 2019 passage of the SECURE Act ushered in a new rule requiring certain beneficiaries of inherited individual retirement accounts (IRAs) to empty those accounts and pay the taxes due within 10 years of an original owner’s death. While the law made it clear that non-spouse beneficiaries cannot stretch out withdrawals from inherited accounts over […]
Posted on September 08, 2022
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Angie Adames
On August 24, 2022, the Biden administration announced a three-point plan to cancel student loan debt for millions of eligible Americans and to extend the suspension of required federal student loan repayments that began at the start of the COVID pandemic. It is important taxpayers recognize that the plan does come with some restrictions and […]
Posted on August 30, 2022
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Arthur Dichter
The IRS recently announced it will provide retroactive penalty relief to taxpayers that failed to file certain tax and information returns on time during the COVID pandemic. To receive this automatic waiver of penalties, domestic and international individuals, businesses, and trusts and estates must file an applicable income tax return on or before Sept. 30, […]
Posted on August 19, 2022
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Andrew Leonard
Although it has been two years since Congress introduced the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC) to help businesses and non-profits keep workers employed through the COVID-19 pandemic, many qualifying entities failed to claim the credits on their 2020 and 2021 tax returns. The good news is there’s still time for employers to request a retroactive […]
Posted on August 18, 2022
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Lewis Kevelson
In this episode Director of International Tax Services Lewis Kevelson discusses pre-immigration tax planning and why it’s so important to start before you start the citizenship process.
The Inflation Reduction Act signed into law on Aug. 16, 2022, represents an investment of more than $430 billion in new federal spending to combat climate change, reduce consumers’ healthcare costs and lower the deficit. To help raise the revenue required to accomplish these goals, the bill includes a package of tax reforms impacting consumers […]
Posted on August 11, 2022
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Jeffrey Mutnik
Master limited partnerships (MLPs) are publicly traded businesses that usually make periodic distributions of their tax-advantaged income to the limited partner owners to avoid corporate taxes. Most often they operate in the traditionally stable energy and natural resource industries, which provide partners with a steady income stream and predictable returns. In fact, as of July […]
According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ (ACFE) Report to the Nations, occupational fraud continues to plague the construction sector, which reported the fourth highest median losses of $203,000 among a total of 22 industries. Topping the list of the industry’s most common fraudulent schemes was corruption followed by improper billing practices and duplicitous […]
