Deducting the Costs of Modifications for Senior-Proofing a Home
Article Highlights Improvements for Medical Care or Treatment Improvements That Increase the Home’s Value Improvements That Do Not Increase the Home’s Value Medical AGI Limitations While Americans may argue about any number of hot-button political topics, there’s no disagreement on one issue: the country’s population is aging…fast. According to the Social Security Administration, 10,000 baby […]
Should You Have an Identity Protection PIN?
Article Highlights: Taxpayer First Act Taxpayer Notification when a SSN is Fraudulently Used Purpose of an IP PIN Obtaining an IP PIN Is an IP PIN Right for You? With the passage of the Taxpayer First Act in mid-2019, the Treasury Department (i.e., the IRS) is required to establish a program to issue an identity […]
Financial Aspects of Elder Care Planning
Tax Changes For 2019
Article Highlights: Medical Threshold Electric Vehicle Credit Phaseout Alimony Finalization of State- and Local-Tax Deduction Limitation Penalty for Not Being Insured Qualified Opportunity Funds Seniors’ Special Tax Form Family and Medical Leave Credit Inflation Adjustments Form W-4 Revision As the end of the year approaches, now is a good time to review the various changes […]
Some Common Investments Enjoy Preferential Tax Treatment
On December 22, 2017, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into law. The information in this article predates the tax reform legislation and may not apply to tax returns starting in the 2018 tax year. You may wish to speak to your tax advisor about the latest tax law. This publication is provided […]
The IRS Is Hot on the Trail of Unreported Virtual Currency Transactions
Article Highlights: Coinbase Disclosure IRS Compliance Letters New 1040 Question Reporting under Penalty of Perjury Treated as Property Employee Payments Independent Contractor Income Information Reporting New IRS Guidance Back in 2018, Coinbase, a company handling virtual currency (also referred to as cryptocurrency) transactions, released the data of 14,000 of its users to the IRS after […]
Investment Tax Blunders to Avoid
On December 22, 2017, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into law. The information in this article predates the tax reform legislation and may not apply to tax returns starting in the 2018 tax year. You may wish to speak to your tax advisor about the latest tax law. This publication is provided […]
Year-End Tips for Charitable Contributions
Article Highlights: Watch Out for Charity Scams Tax Exempt Organization Search Tool Tax Benefits of Charitable Contributions Bunching Deductions Qualified Charitable Distributions Substantiation As the end of the year and the holiday season approach, we will all see an uptick in the number of charitable solicitations arriving in our mailboxes and by email. Since some […]
Fine-Tuning Capital Gains and Losses
On December 22, 2017, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into law. The information in this article predates the tax reform legislation and may not apply to tax returns starting in the 2018 tax year. You may wish to speak to your tax advisor about the latest tax law. This publication is provided […]
Holiday Gifting with a Tax Twist
Article Highlights: Employee Gifts Gifts of College Tuition College Student Supplies Electric Car Credit Work Equipment Solar Electric Credit Charitable Gifts Some holiday gifts you provide to members of your family, employees, and others may also yield tax benefits. Here are some examples: Employee Gifts – It is common practice this time of year for employers […]