Tax advisors who get caught doing something wrong used to have their
names-but not the gory details-put in public view. Now that's
changing.
A group of influential tax lawyers is fighting with the government over a
report they fear may be used to raise taxes on the many small U.S.
businesses set up as S corporations.
Few things get people madder at their estate planners than fights over
who must pay taxes when someone dies. A big source of trouble: the
patchwork of state rules that apply.
Tax lawyers want the IRS to lighten up on corporate executives when
honest mistakes are made in their deferred pay plans.
Estate tax audits by the Internal Revenue Service are as aggressive as
ever, and maybe even more so, despite the uncertain fate of the federal
tax on estates of the wealthy.
One group of billionaires and millionaires is pushing for an end to Bush-era tax cuts.
In doing Roth IRA conversions, many individuals and advisors are making some astonishing mistakes that experts say could be
avoided easily.
The Medicare tax in President Barack Obama's new health-care legislation
will hit the rich hardest at first. But its impact may spread over time
to not-so-wealthy taxpayers.
Roth conversions and charitable remainder trusts are two tools tax advisors are pushing to help taxpayers leave more money to their children and their favorite cause.
If all goes according to expectations, next year the federal tax rate on
capital gains will rise for the first time in 23 years from 15% to 20%...
Financial advisors are fielding calls from clients worried about the new health-care bill and what it will cost them.
by David Kelly
What does passage of landmark health legislation mean for the economy and markets?
Deeper spending cuts and new taxes are being proposed by Democrats to help foot the bill for health care.
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is taking a look
at compensation plans that hold a lot of the big money Wall Street
firms pay out to executives.
by
Ray Fazzi
Some financial advisors are becoming more open to
the idea of branching out into areas that are recession proof, such as
tax preparation.
by Ed Liptak
Pass-through entities such as LLCs are growing in popularity.
by Eric L. Reiner
With greater uncertainty than ever surrounding the estate tax, Washington must act soon.
The common wisdom on stock options is to exercise later, rather than
sooner. Higher tax rates next year, though, make it smarter for some
people who have been holding onto options to act now.
by Bruce W. Fraser
Our writer tells how he learned to greatly appreciate his financial advisor when he faced the classic taxpayer's nightmare: an audit.
