Posted on August 12, 2019
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Joanie Stein
If you are among the more than 145 million people whose personal information was compromised in the Equifax data breach that occurred in 2017, you may now be entitled to compensation as part of the credit bureau’s nearly $700 million settlement with the government. However, before you file a claim or try to figure out […]
Posted on August 07, 2019
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Lewis Taub
The new tax law that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2018, has had a tremendous impact on business activities, including merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions. As businesses prepare to file their tax returns this year, they are just now quantifying how much the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) affects their bottom line. Prior […]
Posted on July 31, 2019
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Joanie Stein
Planning a wedding is an exciting time that requires attention to a myriad of details: the flowers, the dress, the guest list, the gift registry. Given this long checklist of things to do, couples often forget to consider that a marriage combining the lives of two people will affect their tax responsibilities and liabilities. Following […]
Posted on July 26, 2019
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Adam Cohen
Taxpayers who participate in high-deductible health insurance plans will be able to save a little more in their Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) in 2020, when contribution limits will increase to $3,550 for individuals or $7,100 for family coverage, up from their 2019 limits of $3,500 and $7,000 respectively. This 1.4 percent increase represents significant benefits […]
Posted on July 09, 2019
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Karen Lake
The IRS has officially shut down any plans that high-tax states had introduced to help their residents circumvent the new tax law’s $10,000 cap on deductions for state and local taxes (SALT). According to final guidance issued by the IRS on June 11, 2019, taxpayers are prohibited from receiving federal tax deductions for the full […]
Posted on June 26, 2019
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Jack Winter
Financial crimes against the elderly more than quadrupled between 2013 and 2017, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). While anyone can fall prey to these scams, the elderly are typically more at risk. They may be challenged with the Internet of things and using new technology safely, or they may be unfamiliar with […]
Posted on June 24, 2019
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Lewis Taub
Despite the legalization of cannabis on a state-by-state basis, federal tax laws continue to limit the availability of certain tax benefits for businesses engaged in cannabis production and sales. Yet, with advance planning and analysis, cannabis companies and their investors have an opportunity to maximize their tax savings while maintaining compliance with federal laws. Federal […]
Posted on June 19, 2019
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Karen Lake
The Florida legislature recently passed a $91.1 billion budget for 2019 that provides some significant wins for individuals and business taxpayers located in the state while failing to address the remote and online sales tax collection issue created by the Supreme Court’s June 2018 decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair. Here are the details. Reduced […]
Posted on June 11, 2019
For many foreign persons, the U.S. tax system can be a complicated web of conflicting rules and exceptions, making compliance difficult, at best. One of the more complex challenges concerns the U.S.’s different treatment of foreign persons for income tax and estate and gift tax purposes. In general, the U.S. presumes foreign persons to be […]
On June 21, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision against the North Carolina Department of Revenue in its claim to tax the undistributed income of a New York trust that is “for the benefit of” a North Carolina resident. In the matter of North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 […]
