If your company sponsors a 401(k) plan, your employer may offer a match. Make certain that you are contributing at least enough in 2017 to get the full match. Remember, your full match is essentially free money. The same is true when you are setting up your 2018...
Projecting your business income and expenses for this year and next can allow you to time when you recognize income and incur deductible expenses to your tax advantage. Typically, it’s better to defer tax. This might end up being especially true this year if Congress...
A tried-and-true tax-saving strategy for investors is to sell assets at a loss to offset gains that have been realized during the year. So if you’ve cashed in some big gains this year, consider looking for unrealized losses in your portfolio and selling those...
If you acquire a small business, your to-do list will be long. This means you cannot devote all of your time to the deal’s potential tax implications. However, if you neglect tax issues during the negotiation process, the negative tax consequences can be serious. To...
In the quest to reduce your tax bill, year end tax planning can only go so far. Tax-saving strategies take time to implement, so review your options now. Here are three strategies that can be more effective if you begin executing them midyear: Consider your bracket...
Each year, millions of taxpayers claim an income tax refund. To be sure, receiving a payment from the IRS for a few thousand dollars can be a pleasant influx of cash. But it means you were essentially giving the government an interest-free loan for close to a year....
Like many business owners, you might also own highly appreciated business or investment real estate. Fortunately, there’s an effective tax planning strategy at your disposal: the Section 1031 like-kind exchange. It can help you defer capital gains tax on appreciated...
If you hold investments outside of tax-advantaged retirement plans such as Individual Retirement Accounts and pension plans, you may be able to take steps before year end to reduce your 2016 tax liability. How to harvest investment losses Suppose you’ve sold...
Saving for retirement can be tough if you’re putting most of your money and time into operating a small business. However, many retirement plans aren’t difficult to set up and it’s important to start saving so you can enjoy a comfortable future. So if you haven’t...
It's Christmas time. And while you may be doing your last minute shopping for that hard to shop for relative, you also need to be considering meeting your 2016 annual gift exclusion. By making tax-free gifts to loved ones during their lifetime, affluent individuals...
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