Month: September 2021

As the US continues struggling with Covid-19 and economic recovery, debate is growing about the revival of “industrial policy”—government -led efforts to favor certain industries over others, in contradiction to market fundamentalist approaches.  An important new forum in the Boston Review takes on these issues and is well worth your attention.  For our future prosperity, these issues are more

The past 18-month stretch has been challenging with health, social, and financial turmoil seeming to come daily. As many are looking forward to the future, they are also excited to finalize their 2020 individual federal income tax filings by October 15th and put 2020 in the rear-view window.  But before any 2020 individual income tax returns

The proposed tax legislation coming out of House Ways and Means addresses a long running dispute between sponsors of low income housing tax credit deals and investors. The legislation favors the sponsors. To understand the issue I need to briefly explain how the credit works.  Overview Of The Credit  The owner of the building, typically a partnership,

Jordan Bass of the firm Taxing Cryptocurrency discusses the proposed cryptocurrency tax changes that Congress is considering and how they could affect taxpayers and the digital asset industry. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Marie Sapirie: Thank you, Jordan, for joining me today to discuss the rapidly changing tax rules and in particular,

When you are planning for a retirement income you can’t outlive, you must not forget about taxes. How much you will owe in taxes during your retirement years will depend on a combination of how your retirement income is generated and the dollar amount of your retirement income stream. Sadly, many pre-retirees forget about taxes

Helping people to save more for retirement is a popular idea in Congress these days. But this episode of What’s Ahead warns that a big change that just cleared a critical committee in the House of Representatives would do far more harm than good. Moreover, it would be an administrative nightmare. The proposal would force

Thanks to historic investment returns over the last year, state public pension plans are in their best shape since the Great Recession. After state pension debt grew to more than $1.4 trillion last year, two new reports estimate that gap between the total amount states have promised to retirees and what they’ve actually set aside

Today’s column addresses questions about whether it would be good to wait till January to file ensure all current earnings are used to determine benefit amounts, requesting an Administrative Law Judge hearing and the availability of larger childhood disability benefits (CDBs) when the higher earner files. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston

After around 12 months of significant upheaval, organizations trading in goods are taking a period of reflection to assess how well their post-Brexit international supply chains have been working. Others have carried out exercises to address any gaps that may have appeared with their VAT and Customs Duty compliance obligations.  This article focuses on several

Welcome to Fall. The season where, predicably, the weather gets cooler, the leaves change color, and Congress puts on its annual fiscal crisis. This year, we all get to watch a quadruple-header: Will Congress pass a $1 trillion—or perhaps $552 billion— infrastructure bill? Will Congress approve a massive social spending bill including major tax increases