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As the back-to-school season kicks off and college students begin their fall semester, now is the perfect time to consider the financial implications of your child heading off to college. The decision of whether to claim them...more
As we head into the last quarter of the year, many clients are thinking about making gifts to their family members. It can also be a good time to plan to make gifts in January of next year....more
Income tax effects are often the last thing on one’s mind when going through a divorce, but having sound tax advice during a divorce is important for many reasons. FILING STATUS - Divorce will change your income tax...more
Tax Litigation: The Week of February 21, 2022, through February 25, 2022 Hoops, LP v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2022-9 | February 23, 2022 | Nega, J. | Dkt. No. 11308-18 Hicks v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2022-10 | February 23,...more
The Tax Court in Brief February 14 – February 18, 2022 - Freeman Law’s “The Tax Court in Brief” covers every substantive Tax Court opinion, providing a weekly brief of its decisions in clear, concise prose....more
One of the outcomes of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is that children with unearned income may find themselves in a higher tax bracket than their parents. Under the “kiddie tax,” as it’s sometimes referred to, a child’s unearned...more
On September 27, 2017, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the National Economic Council, the Chair of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, the Chair of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, the Speaker of the...more
Younger taxpayers are faced with a dilemma: Should they minimize gift and estate taxes through lifetime gifts? Or, should they keep assets in their estates to help ease the potential income tax burden on their heirs? The...more
Tax issues are among the many legal challenges same-sex and non-traditional couples face. Currently the Defense of Marriage Act of 1996 (DOMA) requires that under federal law marriage is between a man and a woman. Our federal...more