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Maurice La Verdure: Jun 5, 2024 2:16:55 PM
After experiencing a downturn in 2023, merger and acquisition activity in several sectors is rebounding in 2024. If you’re buying a business, you...
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Scott Henvey: Jun 5, 2024 2:12:57 PM
If you donate valuable items to charity and you want to deduct them on your tax return, you may be required to get an appraisal. The IRS requires...
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Maurice La Verdure: May 10, 2024 9:58:20 AM
There are several financial and legal implications when adding a new partner to a partnership. Here’s an example to illustrate: You and your partners...
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Scott Henvey: May 10, 2024 9:54:15 AM
Vacation homes in upscale areas may be worth way more than owners paid for them. That’s great, but what about taxes? Here are three scenarios to...
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Maurice La Verdure: May 10, 2024 9:40:23 AM
Most people are genuinely appreciative of inheritances, and who wouldn’t enjoy some unexpected money? But in some cases, it may turn out to be too...
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Scott Henvey: May 10, 2024 9:33:35 AM
Businesses usually want to delay recognition of taxable income into future years and accelerate deductions into the current year. But when is it wise...
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Scott Henvey: Apr 16, 2024 3:45:13 PM
Your business should generally maximize current year depreciation write-offs for newly acquired assets. Two federal tax breaks can be a big help in...
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Maurice La Verdure: Apr 16, 2024 3:41:43 PM
Open enrollment for most health care plans is many months away. That makes now a good time for businesses to consider changing their...
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Scott Henvey: Apr 16, 2024 3:37:10 PM
Are you dreaming of buying a vacation beach home, lakefront cottage or ski chalet? Or perhaps you’re fortunate enough to already own a vacation home....
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Maurice La Verdure: Apr 16, 2024 3:32:53 PM
Some people mistakenly believe that Social Security benefits are always free from federal income tax. Unfortunately, that’s often not the case. In...
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Scott Henvey: Apr 16, 2024 3:23:03 PM
The qualified business income (QBI) deduction is available to eligible businesses through 2025. After that, it’s scheduled to disappear. So if you’re...
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Maurice La Verdure: Mar 7, 2024 9:10:52 AM
Unemployment has been holding steady recently at 3.7%. But there are still some people losing their jobs — particularly in certain industries...
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Scott Henvey: Mar 7, 2024 9:04:25 AM
With the high cost of college, many parents begin saving with 529 plans when their children are babies. Contributions to these plans aren’t tax...
