Tax

As a result of the current estate tax exemption amount ($12.06 million in 2022), many estates no longer need to be concerned with federal estate tax. Before 2011, a much smaller amount resulted in estate plans attempting to avoid it. But now, because many estates won’t be subject to estate tax, more planning can be […]

Does your business need real estate to conduct operations? Or does it otherwise hold property and put the title in the name of the business? You may want to rethink this approach. Any short-term benefits may be outweighed by the tax, liability and estate planning advantages of separating real estate ownership from the business. Tax […]

In its latest report, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced that July 2022 existing home sales were down but prices were up nationwide, compared with last year. “The ongoing sales decline reflects the impact of the mortgage rate peak of 6% in early June,” said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. However, he added that […]

Now that Labor Day has passed, it’s a good time to think about making moves that may help lower your small business taxes for this year and next. The standard year-end approach of deferring income and accelerating deductions to minimize taxes will likely produce the best results for most businesses, as will bunching deductible expenses […]

If you’re interested in purchasing energy-saving property for your home or an electric vehicle, you may qualify for a tax break under the new Inflation Reduction Act. Here are the basic rules.

Many people started working from home during the pandemic and have continued working out of home offices. Some of them qualify for home office deductions, but unfortunately, not all of them do. Here are the rules.

A limited liability company can give you corporate-like protection from creditors while providing the benefits of taxation as a partnership. Can it work for you?

In some cases, a married couple files a joint tax return and one spouse is unaware of all the income of the other spouse. The spouse who is in the dark still must generally pay the tax bill even if the couple divorces. But there may be “innocent spouse” relief.

Truckers and other owners of certain heavy highway vehicles must generally file a federal highway use tax return by August 31, 2022. The tax can be paid to the IRS by filing electronically or on a paper form. This article explains the basic details about the requirement.

Form 1095-C is filed with the IRS and provided to employees of “applicable large employers” who are full-time employees. Which employers are affected and what must they do?