SALT Deduction – Battle Lines Have Been Set and Swords Have Been Drawn

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Article Highlights: • SALT Tax Limits • State Work-arounds • Converting Tax Deductions to Charitable Contributions • IRS Regulations • Taxpayer Beware  Tax reform has limited the federal itemized deduction for state…

How High-Income Professionals Can Benefit from the Pass-through Deduction

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Article Highlights:  High-Income Professionals Specified Service Trade or Business Sec. 199A Deduction Defined Contribution Retirement Plans Defined Benefit Retirement Plans Tax Savings If you are a high-income professional…
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Oregon Supreme Court approves tax to fund state EV rebates

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Original Article by Catherine Morehouse Oregon Supreme Court approves tax to fund state EV rebates The Oregon Supreme Court approved the use of a privilege tax to fund the state's Clean Vehicle Rebate Program on Sunday, after AAA…

IRA Missteps to Avoid

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Article Highlights: Selecting a Type of IRA Missing out on the Saver’s Credit Taking Distributions before Retirement Age Failure to Keep Designated Beneficiaries Current Overlooking the Spousal IRA Failing to Recognize…

Kiddie Tax No Longer Based on Parents’ Tax Rate

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Article Highlights: Parents Attempting to Shift Income to Children Kiddie Tax Tax Reform Changes Tax on Child’s Unearned Income Tax on Child’s Earned Income Some years back, it was not uncommon for parents to put…

Tax Reform 2.0 Is in the Works

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The dust has not yet settled from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), passed into law in December 2017, and the House Ways and Means Committee is already considering another round of tax changes. The committee chair, Kevin Brady, Republican from…
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Do You Need to Renew Your ITIN?

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The IRS has announced that more than 2 million Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) are set to expire at the end of 2018. An ITIN is a nine-digit number issued by the IRS to individuals who are required for U.S. federal tax purposes…
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Tax Reform Eases the Alternative Minimum Tax – But It’s Still There

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Although Congress has been promising to repeal the alternative minimum tax (AMT), they failed to do that when they passed tax reform in 2017. Instead, they lessened the effects of the AMT by increasing AMT exemptions (an amount of income exempt…
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States Sue U.S. to Void $10,000 Cap on State and Local Tax Deduction

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Four states – New York, Connecticut, Maryland and New Jersey – have sued the federal government to void the tax-reform cap on the federal itemized deduction for state and local taxes, contending that limiting the deduction is unconstitutional.…
133,000 Injured Veterans Entitled to Tax Refunds

133,000 Injured Veterans Entitled to Tax Refunds

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As a result of the 2016 Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act, more than 133,000 injured veterans may qualify for a federal tax refund. The minimum refund is estimated at $1,750, meaning the government will be paying out an estimated minimum…