Retirement is an exciting time. After a lifetime of hard work, you’re finally ready to focus on family, travel, and hobbies. But just because the work stops doesn’t mean taxes do. When your income is fixed, taxes can take on a whole new hue. Whether...
Tax planning is the strategy of arranging your affairs in ways that postpone or reduce taxes. By employing effective tax planning strategies, you can have more money to save and invest or more money to spend, or both. Financial planning is the art of implementing strategies...
Michigan Pass-Through Entity Tax Enacted - Quick Action May Be Needed for 2021 Michigan's Governor signed legislation on December 20, 2021, allowing Michigan pass-through entities to elect to pay a newly enacted 4.25% income tax and for the owners of those entities to claim a tax...
Christmas is over and you may be wondering if your to-do list should have a few tax and financial considerations on it before you celebrate NYE. We suggest you spend a few minutes considering the following ideas: 1. Read up on the Child Tax Credit if...
When a family member passes away, there are many decisions that need to be made and many emotions to handle. The last thing anyone thinks about is taxes. Several tax attributes and related tax planning opportunities are lost when a taxpayer dies. However, careful and...
How the Child Tax Credit will affect divorced and separated parents There are a lot of questions about this year's advance child tax credit for divorced, separated, and unwed parents who share custody. The IRS has specific rules that are different from prior years, including which households...
If you’re like many Americans, you may have tax returns from a decade ago languishing in your filing cabinet. But you don’t need to hold on to tax documents for as long as you might think. In almost all cases, you can shred or throw away...
Before the tax-savings wonder that is the health savings account (HSA) was introduced in 2003, it was a generally accepted best practice for any worker who wasn't already collecting Social Security at the age of 65 to go ahead and sign up for Medicare Part...
Businesses may be able to convert 2020’s red ink into cash with coronavirus tax breaks. KEY POINTS Business owners incur net operating losses when their tax deductions exceed income in a given year. Generally, these losses can offset future income. The CARES Act allows taxpayers to...
So what should CPAs be doing now? The wise course is to begin preparing the forgiveness application and stay on top of documentation requirements but also be patient with the process as substantial areas are settled. To help you explain the current situation to business...