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2024 Tax Planning Tips from Grant Thornton

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Recent tax changes coupled with the potential for an economic slowdown have made it even more critical for companies and individuals to make smart decisions on investments and financing. Tax-planning considerations for individuals 1. Leverage retirement account tax savings. Energy credits. Consider timing.

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These Are the Retirement Accounts You Should Withdraw From First

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The personal finance equivalents tend to go like this: “Save 15% of your pay. None of this common knowledge applies to actually getting your money out of your retirement accounts. In the next few paragraphs, I’m going to outline a standard withdrawal order for which of your accounts to withdraw from and when.

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Five Tax Strategies Retirees Should Consider Before Dec. 31

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A tax puzzle emerges with, sometimes, very favorable, or very unfavorable, results. The fourth quarter is for tax planning, not tax reporting. I realize that I’m in the minority in thinking that tax planning is fun. When you retire, your taxable income, and thus your tax rates, fall.

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Friday Footnotes: The ERC Problem; EY Double Dips; Stress Less in Public Accounting | 5.26.23

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Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Among them was the Employee Retention Credit, a tax benefit that was created as part of the initial $2 trillion pandemic relief legislation. Have a safe Memorial Day.

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The Benefits of Delayed Business Filings

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Timing is Everything In the complex world of small business finance and accounting, the strategic timing of business filings can be a game-changer. In addition, incorporating, of course, establishes their legal separation from the business’s liabilities sooner, which protects their personal finances from the business’s debts.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: EY Brings in a Crisis Expert; CEOs Deprioritize Talent in Deloitte Survey | 7.24.23

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The probe was set up after the PwC tax leak scandal in which a partner marketed confidential information about government tax plans to clients. Steven Wasserman wants everyone to know that the accountant shortage isn’t limited solely to accounting firms. In 2018, we switched accounting firms.

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Professionals on the Move – May 2024

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Wolters Kluwer announces two senior executive appointments ­­­­Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in information, software, and services for professionals, recently announced Atul Dubey as General Manager of its Finance, Risk and Regulatory Reporting (FRR) business, part of its Corporate Performance & ESG (CP & ESG) division.