July 11, 2023
Update on 2024 ‘Catch-Up’ Contributions
The ability to make catch-up contributions to retirement accounts in 2024 is in jeopardy, and at present, no one appears to want to make it a priority to fix this problem.
Read MoreJuly 11, 2023
The ability to make catch-up contributions to retirement accounts in 2024 is in jeopardy, and at present, no one appears to want to make it a priority to fix this problem.
Read MoreJuly 7, 2023
Intra-family loans that use the AFR rate of interest is a great way to shift wealth gift tax-free. Intra-family loans can also be made interest-free, but then that causes a taxable gift to be made.
Read MoreJuly 6, 2023
Charitable giving through donor advised funds (DAFs) is on the rise.
Read MoreJuly 3, 2023
Dying with a large balance in a heath savings account can create a heavy income tax burden if the beneficiary of that inherited health savings account is not the deceased account owner’s spouse.
Read MoreJune 30, 2023
With the advent of the Corporate Transparency Act, many statutory business trusts will likely have to disclose their beneficial interest owners.
Read MoreJune 29, 2023
A gift of cryptocurrency to a charity in excess of $5,000 must be accompanied by a qualified appraisal.
Read MoreJune 28, 2023
Converting an excess (or unused) IRC 529 account balance to a Roth IRA appears to be a nice, new, opportunity for the owner-beneficiaries of 529 accounts.
Read MoreJune 29, 2023
The Tax Court strikes again to deny a charitable income tax deduction because the donor failed to provide a contemporaneous written acknowledgement that no goods or services were provided by the charity to the donor.
Read MoreJune 26, 2023
In light of the ambiguity of how income is defined by federal courts when it comes to the right to tax income under the 16th Amendment, an expansive interpretation of income might actually be viewed as a taxation of accumulated wealth.
Read MoreJune 22, 2023
It is important to follow the terms and specified procedures of a trust instrument if the trust is to be amended by its settlor.
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