Tax strategies

While life insurance can be an income tax-free asset when structured appropriately, the income tax laws may result in the transfer of life insurance policies that are income taxable to both the transferor and the transferee.

Hillary Clinton is proposing a tax on the flash boys that may be unlike any in the world.

Louisiana governor and Republican presidential candidate Bobby Jindal released a tax reform plan that would require all Americans to pay taxes.

The House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee held a hearing Wednesday examining the rising costs of higher education and tax policy, including how tax breaks could be a contributing factor behind spiraling tuition costs.

Following “concerns from the tax professional community,” the IRS has modified its Columbus Day service outage to minimize the impact of this maintenance period.

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

Greatland launched an early release of its Yearli Performance software for businesses to prepare for filing the new Forms 1095-C, required this year by the Affordable Care Act.

2015 year-end tax planning — what’s new

Provisions that are likely to be passed – however late (slideshow version)

As if the process of getting married isn’t complex and difficult enough, prospective spouses also need to take income tax considerations into account before tying the knot.

A Deloitte LLP unit allegedly promised a tax plan under which former Detroit Pistons owner Bill Davidson would “win if he lived, or win if he died.”

A slideshow of education-related tax opportunities

First, a bit of non-news: College is expensive. Last school year, private colleges averaged over $31,000. But there is some relief available from a tax perspective.

H&R Block’s Tax Institute runs three taxpayer scenarios

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

It’s not likely to be as big a summer blockbuster as “Jurassic World,” but a new documentary about the carried interest tax break has just premiered.

Jeb Bush’s tax plan attempts to fuse disparate streams of Republican thinking on U.S. fiscal policy, moving beyond the base-broadening, rate-lowering mantra that has animated the party.

Yahoo! Inc. failed to get the advance approval it sought from U.S. officials for a plan to spin off its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. without incurring taxes.

Get Thomas Rustici talking about the current state of U.S. economic policymaking, and the adjectives start flowing: Corrupt, worst, wasteful, bloated, dangerous.

Puerto Rico is struggling under $72 billion in debt that is forcing the territory to make some tough choices.