Tax Planning
NEWS ALERT: The Power to Change an Otherwise Irrevocable Trust (HB121)
May 25, 2018
by Richard M. Morgan The GA Trust Code will be modernized and greatly improved beginning on July 1, 2018. As one of a small number ...
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Charitable Giving Under the 2017 Tax Act1
April 9, 2018
by Loraine M. DiSalvo President Trump signed the 2017 Tax2 Act on December 22, 2017, bringing a huge number of changes to the federal tax ...
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The 2017 Tax Act: Lots of Changes, But What Does It All Mean?
March 7, 2018
It is clear that the 2017 Tax Act1 is significant and provides numerous fundamental changes that make our already complex tax system even more complex. ...
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Have an Irrevocable Trust? You May Need to Meet With Your Accountant Before March 6, 2018!
January 15, 2018
With the turning of the year and our progression into spring, our thoughts turn gently to the upcoming income tax season and to the March ...
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NEWS ALERT: Coming Tax Law Changes May Effectively Eliminate the Deduction for Charitable Contributions – Consider Making Your Charitable Gifts Before 2017 Ends!
December 14, 2017
People who regularly make charitable contributions generally expect that those contributions will be deductible on their income tax returns. However, some of the currently proposed ...
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Proposed Tax Reform – What Should You Do Now?
October 26, 2017
On September 27, 2017, President Trump announced the release of a “Unified Framework For Fixing Our Broken Tax Code” (the “Framework”). A copy of the ...
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NEWS ALERT: With Revenue Procedure 2017-34, the IRS Effectively Allows a Two-Year Window for Portability Elections in Smaller Estates and Grants an Easy Second Chance at the Election for Some of Them
June 14, 2017
by Loraine M. DiSalvo - Prior to 2010, the federal estate tax exemption (now known more commonly as the “Basic Exclusion Amount”) was a use-it-or-lose-it ...
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NEWS ALERT: Another Important IRS Filing Due by May 1, 2017, for Those Involved with Conservation Easements (IRS Notice 2017-10)
February 27, 2017
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has moved to put a yield sign in front of anyone wanting to invest in a syndicated conservation easement to ...
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