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Breakdown of where the money goes now available online; a simple 'thanks' would suffice
The president's policy goals are reflected in his personal money management, according to an expert who reviewed the tax returns the country's chief executive made public after paying his family's annual bill to the government he runs.
Master limited partnerships are legal entities that trade on an exchange but are not corporations
New deductions this year include $10K for qualified harpooners; modest credit for hosting exchange student
Agency extends due date for Form 8939;' good news' for those struggling with cost basis of property
President Barack Obama is making his clearest pitch yet for an overhaul of the entire U.S. tax code for individuals and businesses, and the wealthy probably won't like it.
Johannessen says proposed 39.6% top marginal rate spooking more-affluent filers
As we discussed last month, futures-based ETFs may generate considerable tax-related confusion
The mortgage expense tax deduction and other 'sacred cows' would be gutted under an influential lawmaker's tax proposal
The webcast “Estate Planning 2011: The New Rules for Advisers” was held Jan. 18 in New York
When clients ask Yale Levey to forecast how the tax code might change next year, his answer is invariably the same: “I have absolutely no idea"
Looking back on a year that has been perhaps the most unusual in her 30 years of counseling wealthy clients in the area of trusts and estates, Gail Cohen, vice chairman and general trust counsel at Fiduciary Trust Company International, has some pointed year-end advice
Broad outlines of the debate over comprehensive tax reform are starting to emerge on Capitol Hill
And Washington watchers say meaningful progress may not happen until the next election
U.S. millionaires would face an annual income tax increase of at least 10% under a deficit reduction measure proposed by Rep. Jan Schakowsky, R-Ill
Taxpayers still need to file by April 18 — even if federal government's gone fishin'
State taxes don't always follow the same rules used in calculating federal income taxes
With the Bush tax cuts extended for another two years, wealthy Americans can expect their tax liabilities to remain the same, right?
