Wealth management

An increasing number of Americans over the past year reported some improvement on saving for the future, according to a new survey.

When was the last time you saw an auditorium, full of experts, get truly excited about tax theory?

Wages grew slightly in the fourth quarter, particularly for people who switched jobs, according to a new report from payroll giant ADP.

The American Institute of CPAs sent a comment letter Friday to the Internal Revenue Service about two interpretive issues.

The House of Representatives voted to revive three U.S. tax breaks that encourage charitable giving in a bipartisan challenge to President Barack Obama’s threat to veto the measure.

The House Ways and Means Committee voted to expand college savings tax incentives that President Barack Obama proposed limiting earlier this year.

It may make for grim reading, but the American Institute of CPAs has just issued guidance on new mortality tables from an actuarial group.

Smaller percentages of American taxpayers plan to spend their tax refunds on savings, investment or debt reduction than in years past, according to a new survey.

U.S. Wealth Management CEO John Napolitano describes how CPAs can build a lucrative practice in personal financial planning, in an interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood.

The U.S. Treasury Department and the Department of Education are working with H&R Block and Intuit this tax season to raise awareness of the income-based repayment options for federal student loan borrowers.

U.S. Wealth Management CEO John Napolitano discusses how CPAs can overcome the knowledge gap in providing clients with personal financial planning services, in an interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood.

Private sector employers added a healthy 213,000 jobs last month, according to payroll giant ADP, even though small businesses and some industry sectors slowed their hiring pace.

Payroll giant Paychex reported Monday that its index of small business employment saw the strongest one month gain since its peak in April of last year.

A group of senators have introduced legislation aimed at enhancing the tax breaks available in Section 529 college savings plans, only days after the Obama administration backed away from a proposal to tax new contributions to such plans.

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Real estate partnerships pool funds from various investor groups, family offices and public entities to invest in property platforms seeking high cap rates and strong yields. Even though the investors within each fund have different tax structures and tax needs, the goal of enhancing each investor’s rate of return can be accomplished through sophisticated tax planning strategies.

A lawmaker has filed legislation in Congress to allow student loan debt to be treated like other forms of debt that can be discharged in bankruptcy proceedings.