Minimizing taxes is an ongoing challenge for individual taxpayers, and, as year-end approaches, that goal becomes even more critical. There are numerous options within the tax code to help reduce your individual tax burden. To accomplish this, you must evaluate your overall tax situation and...
Read MoreCharitable remainder trusts and charitable lead trusts are two options that can help you achieve your goals while still allowing you to take the related income tax deduction.
Read MoreOhio House Bill 96 signals a significant state tax restructuring effort is underway. The bill repeals several longstanding, impactful sales tax exemptions.
Read MoreOBBBA imposes five key provisions set to reshape tax strategies for high-net-worth individuals. Understanding the implications is extremely important.
Read MorePosted by Jon Williamson and Stephen FisherOn July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law, altering the tax landscape for the near and long-term. Much like the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the impact of the OBBBA is dependent on each taxpayer’s...
Read MoreOn July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) became law and will have a significant impact on the real estate industry in particular. Key areas include the preservation of full deductibility for business state and local taxes, permanent extension of the 20% deduction for pass-through...
Read MoreThe One Big Beautiful Act (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025, is one of the more comprehensive tax reform packages in recent years. It makes several temporary provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) permanent, introduces new deductions, and impacts how businesses and individuals...
Read MoreOn July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law after it narrowly passed in the Senate (51-50) and House (218-214). While the new law may have only narrowly passed, it will have widespread impact for almost every taxpayer. From its extension of Tax Cuts...
Read MoreThe One, Big, Beautiful Bill (TOBBB) made more progress this past week as the Senate Finance Committee released its draft tax provisions to be included in the bill. While the Senate’s version is similar to the House version passed in May, key distinctions and certain provisions are still...
Read MoreUsing a gifting trust is one of the most advantageous ways to protect assets for your family and preserve estate and gift tax exemptions — which may significantly decrease at the end of 2025 as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expiration, absent enactment of pending legislation that would...
Read MoreThe House of Representatives’ reconciliation bill — The One, Big, Beautiful Bill (TOBBB) — took another step forward this past week when the House Budget Committee advanced the bill by a vote of 17-16. TOBBB will now go to the House Rules Committee, where changes are expected...
Read MorePosted by Amber DiulusThere are many different trusts available as a part of estate planning, each constructed in different ways to be the most tax advantageous depending on you and your family’s situations and assets. Two types of trusts, Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts (ILITs) and...
Read MoreOur Trust & Taxes 101 series explains how Electing Small Business Trusts can be useful to business owners in passing their S Corporation onto beneficiaries.
Read MoreThe estate tax exemption is set to drop significantly after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) provisions expire at the end of 2025. And while the results of the November 2024 election mean it’s possible those tax provisions could be extended with 2025 legislation, it’s also possible...
Read MoreThis past year certainly kept business and individual taxpayers on their toes. Beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting topics overwhelmingly took precedence for our blog readers. Grant audits — a specialized financial audit many organizations find themselves facing after receiving...
Read MorePosted by Mike DellavalleThe digital asset space continues to captivate us with every nuance and (rev)evolutionary moment. For 2025, we believe there will be even more excitement and energy to both monitor and experience. Below are the five trends topping our radar:Approval and Launch of...
Read MoreIn June of 2024 the Supreme Court unanimously decided in Connelly v. United States that a corporation’s contractual obligation to redeem shares is not necessarily a liability that reduces a corporation’s value for purposes of the federal estate tax. Further, the Court stated that the...
Read MoreAn underlying theme in year-end tax planning for high-net-worth individuals last year was planning around the impending sunset of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). That theme continues this year, albeit with even more uncertainty. The election of former President Donald Trump along with a...
Read MoreAs a business owner, you’ve likely dedicated a significant portion of your life nurturing and growing your business into a success. And now, regardless of the reason — and there are plenty — it’s time to sell. What are your next steps? What are the best practices to...
Read MoreEarlier this summer the IRS issued final regulations on information reporting requirements for digital assets, including determining amount realized and basis allocations. At the same time, the regulatory body also provided safe harbor relief for taxpayers to substantiate their basis allocations...
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