Taxes

Year-End Tax Planning for 2023
Tax Planning

Year-End Tax Planning for 2023

Maryann Reyes, CPA, PFS | November 4, 2023

Even though the deadline for filing 2023 income tax forms is months away, the time to consider certain tax-related matters…

Six Tax-Saving Opportunities
Cutting Taxes

Six Tax-Saving Opportunities

P.J. DiNuzzo, CPA | September 20, 2023

Scattered throughout the Tax Code are oft-overlooked opportunities to trim your tax bill—or even score a free lunch. But if…

Giving a Gift? Avoid These Tax Reporting Mistakes
Taxes

Giving a Gift? Avoid These Tax Reporting Mistakes

Martin Shenkman, CPA, JD | August 24, 2023

If you give someone a big gift, the IRS will have a gift for you, too—a tax form that’s a…

Time to Prepare
Taxes

Time to Prepare

Maryann Reyes, CPA, PFS | May 20, 2023

Certain tax code changes taking effect now could impact the financial decisions you make throughout the rest of this year.…

Protect Your Profits
Taxes

Protect Your Profits

Jeffrey G. Olson, CPA | May 5, 2023

Thinking of selling your house? Not surprisingly, the IRS wants its share. Over the past five years, home prices have…

Thinking About Selling Your Business?
Taxes

Thinking About Selling Your Business?

Robert Keebler, CPA | April 10, 2023

The sale of a business can be a ­pivotal event in an entrepreneur’s life—years of hard work can produce a…

Lessons From US Tax Court
Taxes

Lessons From US Tax Court

April 3, 2023

Taxpayers beware! Much of the $80 billion in new funding for the Internal Revenue Service will be used to scrutinize…

The IRS Is Watching How You Give Money to Family
Taxes

The IRS Is Watching How You Give Money to Family

March 9, 2023

Taxpayers often act as if intra-family transactions are private, informal affairs free from any outside oversight—after all, spouses typically can…

Tax Deductions 2023: Don’t Overlook These Write-Offs
Taxes

Tax Deductions 2023: Don’t Overlook These Write-Offs

Barbara Weltman, Esq. | January 18, 2023

Whether you take the standard deduction or itemize for the 2021 tax year, here’s what deductions you can take, including what has changed.

More Tax Audits On The Way
Taxes

More Tax Audits On The Way

Abby Eisenkraft, EA | January 18, 2023

The IRS has received nearly $80 billion in new funding and is using that money to go on a hiring…

New Rules Mean Higher Taxes for IRA Trusts
Taxes

New Rules Mean Higher Taxes for IRA Trusts

Ed Slott, CPA | December 21, 2022

If you named a trust as your IRA’s beneficiary, it’s time to revisit—and perhaps revise—that plan. Under the terms of…

Countdown to Tax Time
Taxes

Countdown to Tax Time

Maryann Reyes, CPA, PFS | November 19, 2022

Tax-filing season may be months away, but certain tax matters are best considered before the calendar year ends. The IRS’s…

IRS Rule Allows Bigger Penalty-Free IRA Withdrawals
Taxes

IRS Rule Allows Bigger Penalty-Free IRA Withdrawals

Ed Slott, CPA | October 8, 2022

An updated IRS ruling now allows IRA owners under age 59½ to dramatically increase the amount of money they can…

2022 Tax Update
Taxes

2022 Tax Update

Abby Eisenkraft, EA | September 18, 2022

Tax audits haven’t been high on most Americans’ list of concerns lately. IRS funding cuts and staffing shortages reduced the…

Tricky Tax Twists Following a Spouse’s Death
Taxes

Tricky Tax Twists Following a Spouse’s Death

Maryann Reyes, CPA, PFS | July 4, 2022

Nothing is certain except death and taxes—and that widows and widowers will discover that the former makes the latter more…