Tax planning

The three lawmakers vying to chair the powerful Ways and Means Committee — Vern Buchanan of Florida, Jason Smith of Missouri and Adrian Smith of Nebraska — embody the ideological tension within the Republican Party.

Benefits will be going up the most in 40 years as part of the annual cost of living adjustment in response to inflation.

While many new tax provisions don't take effect until 2023, tax advisors will be expected to alert their clients to issues affecting them.

Banks and other financial institutions are starting to look at "embedded tax" to give people more control over their taxes.

Beneficiaries won't get hit with a 50% penalty for not making withdrawals in 2021 and 2022 — an unexpected move by the IRS. But questions still remain.

Private foundations are using donor-advised funds to sidestep federal laws designed to make sure the wealthy donate money to the needy in a timely fashion, not defer the gifts for generations.

Some favorite techniques used by the wealthy in recent years aren't looking so good amid higher interest rates.

ERC "mills" have come out of the woodwork to lure small business owners into taking a lucrative tax credit they don't qualify for. Here's what advisors need to know.

What happens if your client invests in a Roth IRA? What about buying a home? Or even donating to charity?

Investors tend to "chase yield" in tough economic times, but there's a price to that.

A recent study has found that the number of people who overestimate how savvy they are has grown.

The study, from a top NVDR executive and an IMF research economist, crunched zillions of numbers to determine the thresholds.

Biden's program will wipe out federal debt for millions of borrowers, freeing up cash to compound in long-term nest eggs over decades.

Most studies showing "tax alpha" through tax-loss harvesting assume investors are already rich, taxed in the highest brackets and flush with short-term capital gains.

Cost segregation studies and other methods can help businesses minimize their tax liabilities — and maximize their cash for potential economic difficulties ahead.

The provisions are likely to change the tax planning used by the largest companies and their accounting firms.

The president is expected to sign the bill this week but hold a celebration in Washington on Sept. 6, after lawmakers have returned from their summer recess.

House Democrats delivered the final votes needed on a slimmed-down version of their tax, climate and drug price agenda.

Republicans and Democrats have been sparring over whether the extra funding will be used to audit low-income and middle-class taxpayers.