July 1, 2015
How to Find Some Golden Nuggets In Retirement Planning
The tax break for “net unrealized appreciation” (NUA) is one of the biggest tax breaks on the books for retirement-savers, but it is often overlooked.
July 1, 2015
How To Put Roth IRA Distributions in Order
Practically every Roth IRA owner knows that you can take qualified distributions from the account without paying any tax on the withdrawals. That’s why many of your clients set up the Roth in the first place. But it’s not as well-known that ...
July 1, 2015
Why Solo 401(k) Plans Have an Edge
For many years, self-employed individuals shied away from 401(k) plans. It was usually too costly and cumbersome to administer such a plan for just a single participant. But now the “solo 401(k)” is a more viable alternative for this segment of the ...
July 1, 2015
IRS to Go Where No Agency Has Gone Before
According to a new report by the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC), the IRS has made significant strides on the electronic frontier, but the mission is far from complete.
June 30, 2015
IRS Ramps Up National Tax Forums
The 2015 IRS Nationwide Tax Forums offers seminars over three days featuring up-to-date information from the IRS and professional experts in the areas of tax law, compliance and ethics. It also provides continuing education credits to ...
June 29, 2015
IRS Summit Produces ID Theft Pact with Tax Software Companies
Three specialized groups were established with members from the IRS, states and private industry co-chairing and serving on each team. During the past 12 weeks, the three teams focused on developing ways to validate the authenticity of taxpayers ...
June 28, 2015
Supreme Court Ruling on ObamaCare Means Business as Usual
The best advice that tax practitioners and business advisers can give their clients in the wake of the new Supreme Court decision on Obamacare is actually pretty simple: Keep doing what you’re doing.
June 12, 2015
Online Sellers Face Sales Tax Complications
Raise your hand if you have one or more clients who recently started up an online business recently and are confused about the state sales tax implications. Now all of you (or at least most of you) can put your hands down.
May 27, 2015
IRS Data Breach Sets Off Alarms, FBI to Investigate
A serious security breach at the IRS has the agency scrambling to beef up its ID theft efforts while the public and lawmakers stew. The IRS announced on May 26 that hackers had gained access to the personal information of more than 100,000 American househ
April 15, 2015
Here’s What the IRS Does to People Who Fudge the Truth on Charitable Donations
Court nullifies $37,000 deduction for donations of used property to charities, then adds 20% penalty.
April 14, 2015
Split Decision on IRAs: Pub 590-B Covers Distribution Rules
The new Pub. 590-B applies to 2014 tax returns filed in 2015. Two aspects that have often befuddled taxpayers in the past are the RMD rules for Roth IRAs and the options available when inheriting traditional IRAs.
April 14, 2015
4 Tax Saving Carry-Overs from 2014 Income Tax Returns
Usually, a transaction that occurs during the tax year is reflected on the tax return for that particular year. For instance, if you realize a capital loss on the sale of stock in 2015, the loss offsets tax liability on your 2015 return.
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