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Pennsylvania Will Recognize Grantor Trusts for Tax Years Beginning After January 1, 2025

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Pennsylvania Senate Bill 815, signed into law on December 14, 2023, amended the Pennsylvania tax code to recognize irrevocable grantor trusts for tax years beginning after January 1, 2025. A common planning technique used with grantor trusts is sales and exchanges between the grantor and the grantor trust.

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Decoding the Difference: Tax Planning vs. Advisory

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While chestnuts crackle and we gear up for the annual tax preparation season, it becomes clear that the winter holidays bring more than just festivities and time off; they also mark the beginning of the tax preparation party. Tax preparation has its spotlight, tax planning follows a rhythmic beat … and tax advisory ?

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State Income Tax Planning Considerations for a Liquidity Event

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The choice of where to establish one’s residency prior to a liquidity event can have far-reaching implications regarding income taxes and personal financial goals. 1202 Trust planning Compensation vs. Sec. Make sure you are considering the type of income when implementing state income tax planning techniques.

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The Benefits of Delayed Business Filings

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Incorporating at the End of the Year The primary advantage of incorporating before the end of the year is your clients can then take advantage of the tax benefits owning a corporation offers, including writing off the costs of incorporating on this year’s taxes.

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Why Opportunity Zones Are a Good Investment in 2024

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By Daniel Goodwin, AWMA, Kiplinger Consumer News Service (TNS) Opportunity zones, created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, were designed to spur economic development and job creation in specific communities and census tract areas, while simultaneously providing substantial tax incentives for investors. How do opportunity zones work?

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Withum’s Olga Blyweiss Featured on NBC 10 Philadelphia’s NBC10 Responds

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On February 1st, Olga was featured in a segment titled Tax Filing Tips for What to Looks for on IRS Letters 6419, 6475. The piece gave helpful information for people who were impacted by the Child Tax Credit and the Third Economic Impact Payment and how they can receive their tax returns as quickly as possible.

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Friday Footnotes: RSM Layoffs; The Leader Who Cried On His First Day; Advisory Pays Better (Duh) | 5.5.23

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Entry-level CPAs in advisory practices are making $11,000 more than CPAs starting out in audit and tax, and $20,000 more than non-CPAs in advisory. Entry-level CPAs in advisory practices are making $11,000 more than CPAs starting out in audit and tax, and $20,000 more than non-CPAs in advisory. He worked for Kimberly-Clark Corp.

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