Guest Post: Do You Support Repeal Of The Federal Estate Tax?
It’s time for guest posts! Today, Jean Gordon Carter, a partner with the law firm Hunton & Williams LLP, comments on repeal of the federal estate tax.
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Guest Post: Pros And Cons Of The Federal Estate Tax
It’s time for guest posts! Today, Bob Rywick, Editor and Author with the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters, sheds some light on the reasons for and against the federal estate tax.
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Guest Post: When Income Tax Cuts Masquerade As Estate Tax Repeal
It’s time for guest posts! Today, Josh Hoxie of the Director of the Project on Taxation and Opportunity at the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) discusses the federal estate tax and its relationship to income tax.
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Saying Goodbye To Joan Rivers: The Bigger The Funeral, The Bigger The Tax Deduction?
On September 4, 2014, comedy icon Joan Rivers passed away. Today, friends and family will say goodbye to Rivers at a memorial service in Manhattan. Details about the funeral have not been made public in order to afford the family some privacy. However, it’s no secret that Rivers hoped for a funeral that rivaled her…
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Admit It: The Clintons Didn’t Do Any Tax Planning You Wouldn’t Do
The headlines are meant to grab your attention: Wealthy Clintons use trusts to avoid full estate tax they back After touting estate tax, Bill and Hillary Clinton seize on loopholes Bill and Hillary Clinton are dodging ‘death tax’ on their homes despite campaigning to raise it Clintons use loophole to avoid estate tax they helped…
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Goldieblox Asks Court To Bless ‘Girls’ Ad After Legal Threats From Beastie Boys
If you’ve found yourself humming along to that catchy song, “Girls” from the Goldieblox ad, you’re not alone: the video of their latest ad has gone viral with over 8 million views. The Beastie Boys, who penned the original version of the song are crying foul. Now, the courts have been asked to weigh in.
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Making Your Gifts Count: 10 Smart Tips For Charitable Giving
Get a receipt and 9 other tips for donors who don’t want to tangle with the IRS.
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The Game Is Giving Away $1 Million ‘Just Because I Feel Like It’
Rapper The Game has pledged to give away $1,000,000. And it’s not going to big name charities but to small time folks. What are the consequences of these kinds of gifts?
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IRS To Michael Jackson’s Estate: Who’s Bad?
We now know how much is at stake in the tax dispute over Michael Jackson’s estate: $700 million. Here’s how it breaks down.
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Michael Jackson’s Estate To IRS: Beat It
The Estate of Michael Jackson has filed an action in U.S. Tax Court protesting a Notice of Deficiency levied against his estate. The question is, of course: How much was the King of Pop really worth at his death?