Taxes

Year-end Income-tax Planning

Year-end income-tax planning, as 2014 winds down, consider some of the following suggestions for saving on your taxes both this year and in 2015. Pay Fourth Quarter Estimated State Taxes Early Taxpayers who itemize on their federal returns may deduct any state income taxes paid during 2014. Paying fourth quarter estimated taxes (generally due in […]

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Gifting a Personal Residence – Tax Saver or Tax Folly?

Many people believe that gifting a personal residence to their children will help reduce their estate taxes. However, because the federal estate-tax exclusion amount is currently set so high ($5,340,000 in 2014), very few people can expect to have federally taxable estates. As a result, unless state estate taxes are a concern, the smart tax move

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Income Strategies in Retirement

Income Strategies in Retirement, When you retire, you will probably have several sources of income. These may include traditional individual retirement accounts (IRAs) , Roth lRAs, pensions, 401(k) or 403(b) accounts, mutual fund and brokerage accounts, and Social Security. You\’ll want to have a strategy for managing your income and withdrawing from your accounts that

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Hobbies and Taxes

Is your activity a business or a hobby? Hobbies and Taxes, it\’s important to know because if the IRS views your activity as a hobby rather than as a business, your tax deductions for business-type expenses are subject to certain limitations. Business Versus Hobby To qualify as a business, an activity must be conducted for

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Taking a Casualty loss

Taking a Casualty Loss, the news is filled with stories of people losing their property and even their entire homes to hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, and winter storms. If you have suffered a property loss, you may be able to claim a \”casualty loss\” tax deduction. A \”casualty\” is the destruction of property from some sudden,

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Hire Your Child for the Summer

Hire Your Child for the Summer if you own your own business, you may want to think about employing your child for the summer. Not only will your child learn some valuable workplace skills, but you could reduce your taxes, too. Tax Savings Hiring a child can be a legitimate income-shifting tool. The wages you

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