Posted on December 08, 2022
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Jack Winter
The IRS recently released its annual cost-of-living adjustments for retirement savers, increasing the annual limits participants can contribute to those plans in 2023. Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans The maximum amount you may contribute via salary deferral to an employer-sponsored 401(k) or 403(b) retirement savings plan in 2023 is $22,500, up from $20,500 last year. If you […]
Posted on December 06, 2022
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Rick Bazzani
According to the National Association of Realtors, sales of second homes spiked dramatically during the first two years of the pandemic due, in part, to historically low interest rates and the ability to work remotely from anywhere in the world. Today, even as home sales have slowed slightly, purchasing a second home for personal enjoyment, […]
Once again, year-end tax planning is complicated by an uncertain economic landscape. Despite a year of strong job growth and consumer spending, persistent inflation, rising interest rates and market volatility have stoked fears of an impending recession. On the political front, the November mid-term elections have left the country with a divided Congress that will […]
Companies considering a purchase of certain tangible business assets may want to accelerate those acquisitions in 2022 before they lose the full benefit of 100 percent bonus depreciation, which will begin phasing out at the end of the year. Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed into law in 2018, businesses gained the ability […]
Posted on November 02, 2022
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Art Lieberman
Taxpayers are often unaware of how the tax code treats property damage and losses they sustain from natural disasters, such as the recent hurricanes across Florida, the Carolinas and Puerto Rico. Many taxpayers are also surprised to learn that when insurance proceeds or other recoveries exceed the tax basis of damaged property, they may incur a taxable […]
Posted on October 24, 2022
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Angie Adames
Corporate aircraft sales that soared during the pandemic slowed slightly in 2022 as fears of a recession continue to weigh on business sentiment. While many companies will sit on the sidelines and take a wait-and-see approach before purchasing a private jet in 2023, others will act before the end of the year, and yield significant […]
Posted on October 20, 2022
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Heath Standorf
In this episode Associate Director of Family Office Services Heath Standorf explains how high-net-worth families benefit from family office services.
Posted on October 13, 2022
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Pedro Porras
Immigrations laws in the U.S. differ from the country’s tax laws, which require individuals to report and pay federal income tax based upon the government’s classification of their residency status. While it is not uncommon for someone to live in the U.S. without establishing residency for tax purposes, it is important to recognize when this […]
Posted on October 11, 2022
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Alex Keneiby
At the end of 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act introduced the concept of Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs) to help incentivize private investment into revitalizing economically distressed communities throughout the U.S., the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories. In return for their investments into these state designated QOZs, private individuals and businesses can […]
The IRS has extended until Feb. 15, 2023, various tax-filing and tax-payment deadlines for individuals and businesses recently impacted by Hurricane Ian, which made landfall on Florida’s west coast on Sept. 28, 2022. The postponed deadline applies automatically to taxpayers with homes or businesses located anywhere in the states of Florida, North Carolina and South […]
