- Are You Liable for a Gift Tax Return?
- Frequently, taxpayers think that gifts of cash, securities or other assets they give to other individuals are tax-deductible and, in turn, the gift recipient sometimes thinks income tax must be paid on the gift received. Nothing is further from the truth. To fully understand the ramifications of gifting, one needs to realize that gift tax laws are related to estate tax laws.
- It’s Time for Year-End Tax Planning
- We have compiled a checklist of actions based on current tax rules that may help you save tax dollars if you act before year-end. Regardless of what Congress does late this year or early next, solid tax savings can be realized by taking advantage of tax breaks that are on the books for 2011. For individuals, these include:
- Social Security Announces 3.6 % Benefit Increase for 2012
- Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 60 million Americans will increase 3.6 percent in 2012.
- Last-Chance Opportunity to Deduct General Sales and Use Taxes?
- For 2011, taxpayers have the option of deducting the amount of state and local income tax that they paid during the year or, if they so elect, of deducting their state and local general sales and use taxes as an itemized deduction on their federal income tax return. This choice is currently scheduled to expire at the end of 2011.
- Is a Home Office Right for You?
- In the current business environment many smaller firms are looking for ways to cut costs. One such possible move would be to relocate from rented office space to a home office. With today’s modern means of communications and virtual marketplace this may be an appropriate consideration for your business.
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