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Estate Tax Exemption Doubled under Tax Reform

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Article Highlights Estate Tax Exemption Unused Exemption Portability Annual Gift Tax Exemption Check Your Beneficiaries Note: This is one of a series of articles explaining how the various tax changes made by the GOP’s Tax…
Living Abroad? Here Is How Tax Reform May Affect You

Living Abroad? Here Is How Tax Reform May Affect You

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If you are an expatriate living abroad, you may be wondering how the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will impact you. This is the most extensive tax change in over 30 years, and although it was touted as tax simplification when…
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Can’t Pay Your Taxes by the April Due Date?

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Article Highlights: What to Do If You Can’t Pay Loans Credit Card Payments IRS Installment Agreements Retirement Funds If you aren’t one of those lucky Americans who gets a tax refund from the IRS you might be wondering…
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Where Do You Fall In The Tax Pecking Order?

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Article Highlights: 2015 Overall Filing Statistics Statistics by Adjusted Gross Income Percentile Table Ever wonder where your income puts you in comparison with the rest of the U.S. taxpayers? Each year the Internal Revenue Service…
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Cryptocurrencies and Taxes

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Article Highlights: Virtual Currency Valuation Transactions Character of the Gain or Loss Foreign Currency Transactions Foreign Bank and Financial Account (FBAR) Reporting Payment for Goods & Services Acquiring…
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Tax Reform Limits Exchanges to Defer Taxes

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Article Highlights: Deferring Tax with Like-Kind Exchanges Changes Made by Tax Reform Impact on Trade-ins Note: This is one of a series of articles explaining how the various tax changes made by the GOP’s Tax Cuts & Jobs…
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Tax deductions vs. Tax credits: A guide for simplifying your tax filing experience

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Article Featured on CNN Money If the thought of filing your taxes gives you heart palpitations and sweaty palms, fear not. Yes, taxes can be complicated. But the more you understand, the smoother the process will go. Familiarizing yourself…
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Medical Deductions & The New Tax Law

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Article Highlights: Medical Deductions Retained by the Tax Reform Law Adjusted Gross Income Floor Dropped to 7.5% The Standard Deduction Bunching Medical Deductions Unusual Medical Deductions Medical Dependents Divorced…
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Will Your 2018 Withholding Be Right?

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Article Highlights: Tax Cuts & Jobs Act Wage Withholding Tables W-4 Be Cautious with Adjusted Withholding Note: The is one of a series of articles explaining how the various tax changes made by the GOP’s Tax Cuts &…
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Yes or No? Simple answers to your tax questions

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Article by Danielle Wiener-Bronner | Found on CNN The changes to the new tax law are complex, and difficult even for experts to unpack. But some of the plan's provisions are straightforward enough for simple "yes" or "no" answers. 1. Does…