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Your Estate Plan: Don’t Forget About Income Tax Planning

RogerRossmeisl

As a result of the current estate tax exemption amount ($12.06 million in 2022), many people no longer need to be concerned with federal estate tax. Now, because many estates won’t be subject to estate tax, more planning can be devoted to saving income taxes for your heirs.

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Transfer Minority Business Interests to Take Advantage of the Expanded Lifetime Estate and Gift Tax Exemptions Before 2026

Anders CPA

The looming sunset of the expanded lifetime estate and gift tax exemption will arrive on January 1, 2026. Gifting minority interests in the business over the next two years can help you maximize the potential tax benefit of the increased gifting thresholds. million for an individual and $27.22 million for individuals and $11.18

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More time to prepare for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment

Inform Accounting

The mandatory use of software for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment is being phased in from April 2026. Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax Self-Assessment (ITSA) was due to be phased in from April 2024. This will replace the need for a Self-Assessment tax return.

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House Bill Proposes to End Social Security Tax for Retirees

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By Katelyn Washington, Kiplinger Consumer News Service (TNS) A proposal to end federal tax on Social Security retirement benefits would provide relief for retirees as early as next year. That’s because, as the bill is worded, federal taxes on Social Security income would be eliminated beginning in 2025 (tax returns filed in early 2026).

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Here Are the Top 10 Tax Expenditures in 2024

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By Joy Taylor, Kiplinger Consumer News Service (TNS) Taxes will be center stage in 2025 and 2026. Much of the 2017 tax law expires after 2025. These include lower tax rates, a bigger child credit, higher standard deductions, and larger lifetime estate and gift tax exemptions.

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The Tax Payoff for Life Insurance

CPA Practice

But this estate planning concept—which has seemingly been around since the dawning of time—does offer significant financial and tax benefits. Now we’ll get to the tax consequences. First, let’s start with federal income taxes. Notably, it provides the following tax breaks. No income tax when you acquire the policy.

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Shohei Ohtani’s Deferred Compensation Comes With Shocking Tax Obligations

Withum

While, baseball does not have a salary cap, this payment would have counted towards 30% of Major League Baseball’s (“MLB”) Competitive Balance Tax (CBT) threshold. The CBT, often called a luxury tax, was designed by baseball to discourage teams from accumulating player salaries more than the luxury tax thresholds.

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