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RETIREMENT MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 04, 2010
"Policy shock' looms ahead, Gundlach warns

Obama says extending tax cuts to rich is 'irresponsible'
RETIREMENT RIAS SEP 30, 2010
Obama says extending tax cuts to rich is 'irresponsible'

President Barack Obama said it would be “irresponsible” for Congress to extend tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and voiced support for Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and National Economic Council Chairman Lawrence Summers.

RETIREMENT TAX SEP 29, 2010
39.6% tax on dividends? It is looking more likely

House backs streamlining of mutual fund taxes
RETIREMENT MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 26, 2010
House backs streamlining of mutual fund taxes

Bill marks first attempt to update law since 1986; would likely lead to fewer amended returns

RETIREMENT RIAS SEP 23, 2010
Five states that will get hit hardest by Obama tax hikes

Study reveals which locales will end up with highest total marginal tax rates; Hawaiian punch

RETIREMENT RIAS SEP 23, 2010
Five states that would get hit hardest by Obama tax hikes

The Tax Foundation, a Washington research group that advocates for lower taxes, said state, local and federal levies would result in a tax rates of nearly 50% in some states' top earners.

RETIREMENT TAX SEP 23, 2010
When hedging constitutes a sale

In two cases involving the hedging of appreciated stock positions, the U.S. Tax Court recently ruled that the investors who took the cases to court should be taxed as if they had sold their stock at the time that they entered into the hedging transactions.

RETIREMENT TAX SEP 17, 2010
Justice Dept. drops 'most significant tax case' in U.S. history

Landmark criminal case against UBS exposed thousands of wealthy tax cheats; end of secret Swiss accounts

'Rich' UBS clients charged with tax evasion
RETIREMENT TAX SEP 17, 2010
'Rich' UBS clients charged with tax evasion

Seven former UBS AG clients, including two who pleaded guilty, were accused of tax crimes as the U.S. Justice Department extends its crackdown on offshore tax evasion.

UBS tax evasion probe expands to three new countries
RETIREMENT TAX SEP 17, 2010
UBS tax evasion probe expands to three new countries

UBS AG of Switzerland said Monday that authorities in Britain, Canada and Australia are investigating the bank's offshore business in the wake of revelations that it helped U.S. customers evade their taxes for years.

RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 16, 2010
Obama signs bill to cut taxes for small businesses

President Barack Obama signed legislation that will cut taxes and provide credit help for small businesses, calling it an essential step for job growth in a slow economy.

Obama to back more tax breaks?
RETIREMENT RIAS SEP 14, 2010
Obama to back more tax breaks?

President Barack Obama will call on Congress to pass new tax breaks that would allow businesses to write off 100 percent of their new capital investments through 2011, the latest in a series of proposals the White House is rolling out in hopes of showing action on the economy ahead of the November elections.

RETIREMENT TAX SEP 10, 2010
Why a tax deduction for financial planning fees makes sense

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a creation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, is designed to remedy the situation by protecting consumers. But what if something could be done to make the public less like prey and thus less susceptible to financial predators?

RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 02, 2010
Retroactive estate tax for 2010 unlikely, economist Young says

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 31, 2010
Regulatory reform will cost life insurers: analyst

The tax impact on carriers will encompass about 1% to 2% of their total earnings, assuming an annual tax of about 4 basis points.

Trickle-down doesn't, as rich don't spend tax savings: Moody's
RETIREMENT RIAS AUG 24, 2010
Trickle-down doesn't, as rich don't spend tax savings: Moody's

Wealthy pocket savings, research finds; stock market biggest factor in affluent's spending habits

RETIREMENT TAX AUG 16, 2010
Where will the needle land on the estate tax?

There is plenty of uncertainty surrounding the estate tax. The only sure thing is that Congress will punt the issue to next month — or perhaps beyond the fall elections. Nevertheless, a rough picture of what will happen is starting to emerge.

RETIREMENT TAX AUG 16, 2010
More wealthy migrate south to avoid tax hikes

For years, wealthy retirees from high-tax states in the Northeast and Midwest have been streaming to sunny, low-tax Florida. That stream is now turning into a flood.

RETIREMENT TAX AUG 16, 2010
Estate tax issue raised by death of Steinbrenner

RETIREMENT RIAS AUG 08, 2010
Congress likely to punt on estate tax until fall – or later

As Congress heads toward its summer recess, it looks unlikely that legislators will make progress any time soon on the estate tax. That leaves financial planners and their clients in the lurch.