Posted on January 08, 2025
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Jonathan Kraes
Following are the annual inflation adjustments to various provisions of the tax code, which you will use when you file your 2025 federal income tax returns in 2026. It is important to recognize that some of these tax rates, deductions and exemptions will expire or reset at the end of the year under the Tax […]
Posted on December 23, 2024
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Jairan Shirazi
One of the more challenging tax reporting requirements for multinational businesses is the translation of gains and losses of their foreign branch offices and qualified business units (QBUs) into their home country’s functional currency. This process is often complicated by exchange rate fluctuations, including currency devaluations, that can have a material impact on the principal […]
Posted on December 16, 2024
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Maxwell Jewell
Since the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in 2017, several states have proposed optional pass-through entity taxes (PTETs) to help their residents escape the law’s $10,000 limit on deductions for state and local taxes (SALT) payments on their personal income tax returns. However, because the PTET requirements can vary widely from […]
Posted on December 05, 2024
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Arthur Dichter
In this episode, Director of International Tax Services Arthur J. Dichter, JD, LLM, explains the basics of pre-immigration tax planning, why starting early is essential and how individuals and families can prepare.
Posted on December 04, 2024
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Sarah Gaymon
As its name implies, the terms of an irrevocable trust are generally intended to be set in stone and, therefore, unchangeable without a costly legal battle. However, as time passes, individuals’ lives and circumstances evolve along with the passage of new laws, making decisions from long ago seem outdated, unsuitable and often contrary to grantors […]
Posted on November 13, 2024
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Joanie Stein
Recipients of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), including senior citizens, widows and persons with disabilities and special needs, will receive a 2.3 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to the benefits they receive in 2025. The increase translates to an average of $50 in additional monthly benefits, which is on par with the last 20 […]
Earlier this summer, Florida’s legislators passed House Bill 1021 (HB 1021), which places more rigorous governance, transparency and accountability requirements on the state’s condominium and homeowners associations and the management firms with which they work. These changes, which went into effect on July 1, 2024, also give homeowners and their legal counsel new tools for […]
Posted on October 07, 2024
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Arthur Dichter
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today postponed the 2023 Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) filing deadline from Oct. 15, 2024, to May 1, 2025, for taxpayers who live in federally designated disaster areas in the wake of Hurricane Helene. This six-and-a-half-month filing extension applies to qualifying taxpayers in Alabama, Georgia, North […]
Posted on October 04, 2024
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Angie Adames
The IRS today is providing tax relief for individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton by extending various tax-filing and tax-payment deadlines to May 1, 2025. The delayed deadline applies automatically to taxpayers with homes or businesses in jurisdictions declared federal disasters by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which includes the […]
Posted on October 02, 2024
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Steven Rubin
Operating a business can be expensive, and it can be challenging for businesses to know when they can write off certain expenses, especially with a frequently changing tax code. One particularly puzzling area of the law concerns the rules for deducting the costs of business-related meals and entertainment, which have evolved over the past few […]
