Whew. It has taken awhile but the IRS has finally issued guidance for the treatment of basis for certain estates of decedents who died in
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If At First You Don’t Succeed: Another Vote Scheduled for Tax Deal
This one isn’t going down without a fight. After Democrats in Congress publicly defied President Obama by refusing to endorse the tax deal he negotiated
Read MoreThe Morning After: The Tax Deal Hangover
I’ll admit that I didn’t see yesterday’s tax deal coming. I was fairly certain that the drama would play out through this week. We still
Read MorePermanent Federal Estate Tax Repeal: Making a Comeback?
Quick pop quiz: what form of tax do most Americans claim to hate the most? Income taxes? Nope. Payroll taxes? Nope. Tax on alcohol? Tax
Read MoreGuest Post: PAYGO, the estate tax and the Bush Tax Cuts
This week, I’ve asked readers to chime in on the Bush tax cuts. This guest post is courtesy of Stuart C. Wardlaw, CPA (for more
Read MoreGuest Post: Death To The Estate Tax
This week, I’ve asked readers to chime in on the Bush tax cuts. This guest post is courtesy of Vinny Kochetta (for more on the
Read MoreBush Tax Cuts
This week, I’m letting my readers take over and tell you what they think about the expiring Bush tax cuts. As always, I think background
Read MoreWhat the Heck is Basis, Anyway?
Last week, I committed a terrible tax blogging sin: I used jargon. I try not to use jargon on my blog. I find it annoying,
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: Federal Estate Tax
This week, the death of George Steinbrenner rekindled discussions about the federal estate tax. As you may be aware, there is no federal estate tax
Read MoreFederal Estate Tax Gets Some Interest
On July 14, US Senators Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and Jon Kyl (R-AZ) released a press release with a proposal to “permanently reform the federal estate
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