Just in time for the new year, Congress moves to change IRA rules to make “stretch IRAs” considerably less flexible.
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‘Stretch IRAs’ Snap Back
Tag Archives: Tax Reform
What Ails The IRS?
The IRS is being asked to do more and more with less and less. Either something must change, or something must give.
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A Tax Story, Less Radical Than Expected
For most taxpayers, there was less to last year’s tax overhaul than first met the eye.
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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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Unintended Consequences In The Tax Law
Lawmakers who cut corporate taxes last year probably did not expect to unleash a wave of share buybacks.
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Honoring Thy Father, In Court
Like father, like son: Cuomos show no qualms about litigation that is legally meritless but politically useful.
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Substance Over Shrunken Tax Form
You really might be able to file your taxes on a postcard, but don’t try it with staples.
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Tax Reform 2.0: Indexing Capital Gains
Indexing capital gains taxes for inflation sounds cumbersome and inequitable, but it doesn’t have to be either.
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New York Tries A SALT Workaround
New York tries to work around new limits on the deductibility of state and local taxes, but the result may be a headache for taxpayers.
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Can Taxes Get Bigger, Simpler And Fairer?
Biden wants higher taxes (but not for you), when he could be thinking even bigger.
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