When it comes to tax planning, opportunism is a good thing.
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Temporary Tax Laws And Impermanent Ones
Tag Archives: Estate Tax
A Trump Tax Policy Highlight
The Trump administration has scored an early tax policy success, simply by stopping destructive Obama-era regulations.
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Valuing The Man In The Mirror
How much was Michael Jackson’s name worth when he died? It’s anyone’s guess, but the IRS prefers its own.
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Death Taxes Are Probably Living On Borrowed Time
There are times when it is smart to pay gift taxes. This is not one of those times.
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Clinton Channels Her Inner Vermont Socialist
Clinton wants a 65 percent estate tax rate for billionaires. How about a full 100 percent for billionaires named Trump?
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As Good As Cash?
Giving away the family business is about to get more expensive.
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Your Next Road Hazard Could Be A Tax Deadline
The latest highway bill creates some potholes for unwary taxpayers.
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IRS Makes Executors Ask, ‘Mother May I?’
The IRS no longer automatically issues closing letters to let executors settle estates. It has not said how to request one.
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Hollowing Out The IRS
To quote a memorable movie scene, ‘Get bent, tax man!’ But don’t get broken.
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What Really Broke The Camel’s Back
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wrongly blames the new federal tax law for his state’s long-diminishing appeal to high earners.
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