July 1, 2012
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Ted Sarenski, CPA/PFS
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Article
CPAs have an unprecedented opportunity to demonstrate their value in the following ways before the end of 2012, when the Bush-era tax cuts are set to expire, estate and gift tax exemptions are scheduled to shrink back to $1 million, and current proposals could diminish the planning advantages of grantor and dynasty trusts.
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July 1, 2012
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Ted Sarenski, CPA/PFS
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Article
CPAs have an unprecedented opportunity to demonstrate their value in the following ways before the end of 2012, when the Bush-era tax cuts are set to expire, estate and gift tax exemptions are scheduled to shrink back to $1 million, and current proposals could diminish the planning advantages of grantor and dynasty trusts.
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July 1, 2012
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Ted Sarenski, CPA/PFS
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Article
CPAs have an unprecedented opportunity to demonstrate their value in the following ways before the end of 2012, when the Bush-era tax cuts are set to expire, estate and gift tax exemptions are scheduled to shrink back to $1 million, and current proposals could diminish the planning advantages of grantor and dynasty trusts.
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July 1, 2012
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Jerome A. Deener, Esq.
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Article
Many CPAs are involved in representing estates of decedents who died in 2011 and 2012. In dealing with such estates, it is important to focus on the new Code provisions allowing portability of the decedent’s unused lifetime gift and estate exclusion amount to the surviving spouse. A failure to do so can result in the loss of a significant estate and gift tax benefit for the surviving spouse that could easily be overlooked.
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July 1, 2012
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Jerome A. Deener, Esq.
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Article
Many CPAs are involved in representing estates of decedents who died in 2011 and 2012. In dealing with such estates, it is important to focus on the new Code provisions allowing portability of the decedent’s unused lifetime gift and estate exclusion amount to the surviving spouse. A failure to do so can result in the loss of a significant estate and gift tax benefit for the surviving spouse that could easily be overlooked.
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July 1, 2012
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Jerome A. Deener, Esq.
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Article
Many CPAs are involved in representing estates of decedents who died in 2011 and 2012. In dealing with such estates, it is important to focus on the new Code provisions allowing portability of the decedent’s unused lifetime gift and estate exclusion amount to the surviving spouse. A failure to do so can result in the loss of a significant estate and gift tax benefit for the surviving spouse that could easily be overlooked.
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July 1, 2012
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Jeff Drew
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Article
CPAs, more than any other professionals, understand the impact that taxes have on people’s finances. The AICPA, as part of its push to promote financial literacy, has introduced the Total Tax Insights calculator, an online tool designed to give U.S. taxpayers a clearer, more complete picture of their estimated total federal, state, and local tax obligation.
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July 1, 2012
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Jeff Drew
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Article
CPAs, more than any other professionals, understand the impact that taxes have on people’s finances. The AICPA, as part of its push to promote financial literacy, has introduced the Total Tax Insights calculator, an online tool designed to give U.S. taxpayers a clearer, more complete picture of their estimated total federal, state, and local tax obligation.
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July 1, 2012
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Jeff Drew
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Article
CPAs, more than any other professionals, understand the impact that taxes have on people’s finances. The AICPA, as part of its push to promote financial literacy, has introduced the Total Tax Insights calculator, an online tool designed to give U.S. taxpayers a clearer, more complete picture of their estimated total federal, state, and local tax obligation.
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May 1, 2012
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BY
Seth Hammer, CPA, Ph.D., and Charles J. Russo, CPA, Ph.D.
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Article
Investors and their advisers have weathered several years of turmoil, with market conditions often upending conventional investing approaches and related tax strategies. As recently as summer 2010, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before Congress that the outlook for the U.S. economy remained “unusually uncertain.” Slightly more than a year later, on Aug.
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