Tax planning

As year-end approaches, it would be worthwhile for practitioners to consider whether corporate clients could benefit from the following “last minute” tax-saving moves, including adjustments to income to preserve favorable estimated tax rules for 2015, deferral of certain advance payments to next year, and fine-tuning bonuses to make the most of the Section 199 domestic production activities deduction.

U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden said he expects Congress to pass legislation that would permanently extend three lapsed tax breaks for charitable contributions.

Our weekly roundup of tax-related investment strategies and news your clients may be thinking about.

Bloomberg BNA has released the inaugural edition of the Bloomberg BNA 2015 Federal Tax Guide, a quick-reference guide for tax practitioners to help with preparing 2014 individual and business tax returns and 2015 planning.

While the traditional end-of-year tax tip checklist contains such tried and true suggestions as defer income and accelerate deductions, there are a number of other steps Tom Wheelwright takes in advising his small business clients.

The House of Representatives voted to revive dozens of lapsed U.S. tax breaks for this year and set them to expire again on Dec. 31.

Accounting firm Marcum LLP has released its annual Year-End Tax Guide for the national accounting and advisory firm’s clients and others.

As 2014 winds down, you may be able to help your clients kill two birds with one stone by combining routine portfolio rebalancing with tax loss harvesting.

Tomorrow happens to be Giving Tuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back, and a pair of CPAs have some advice for those who are planning their end-of-year charitable giving.

Tax benefits for individuals and small businesses that expired in 2013 could have an impact on as many as one in six taxpayers, according to a new analysis.

Tax strategies to take your clients into the New Year.

A roundup of recent tax news.

With year-end 2014 fast approaching, certain strategies to reduce 2014 tax liability still remain viable.

Our weekly roundup of tax-related investment strategies and news your clients may be thinking about.

The Internal Revenue Service is reminding individuals and businesses making year-end donations that several important tax law provisions have taken effect in recent years regarding gifting.

With the holidays upon us and tax season almost here, now is the perfect time to check in with your clients to discuss their gift-giving plans for the rest of the year.

President Barack Obama would veto a tax-break agreement being negotiated in Congress by Senate Democrats and House Republicans.

With only a few days remaining on Congress's 2014 legislative calendar, there is still no clear answer for whether and how Congress will deal with the nearly 60 "extender" tax provisions—the temporary provisions that have been routinely extended on a one- or two-year basis but were allowed to expire at the end of 2013.

Tax extenders, temporary tax provisions that are reinstated by Congress on a regular basis, have been a recurring part of the tax arena for years. Most of the current group up for debate have expired at the end of 2013, and their eventual extension will be retroactive, but not all will be extended. Here are the best bets.

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