WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 20: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) listens as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill on December 20, 2020 in Washington, DC. Republicans and Democrats in the Senate finally came to an agreement on the coronavirus relief bill and a vote is
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Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images ‘Potentially erroneous’ QBI deductions The IRS allowed business owners to claim $57 million in “potentially erroneous” deductions on 12,980 tax returns filed last year, according to a report publicly released Tuesday by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. The watchdog urged the tax agency to increase its oversight of
What is a Swap Power and Why do you Care? A “swap power” is also called a “power to substitute.” It is a special right reserved to you (or someone else) in a trust you create while you are alive. This right gives you the power to swap an asset of yours, say cash, for
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Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about whether to take a survivor’s benefit before a retirement benefit delayed until 70, how Canadian pensions can affect US Social Security benefits and how Social Security verifies marriages. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security
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Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about potential effects of filing for early retirement benefits on a spouse’s benefit, when reductions for filing early can and cannot be lifted and retirement benefit estimates on SSA’s website. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic
Legal malpractice claims arise out of accident and medical malpractice cases, wills and trusts, divorce, litigation, tax advice, real estate deals, and many other types of legal matters. Whatever the circumstance, when a legal malpractice case settles, there are bound to be tax issues. Is the recovery taxable, and if so, as ordinary income, capital
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getty Retired IRS economist Kim Bloomquist discusses his findings of geographic — and perhaps race and class — bias in the tax agency’s selection of audits. This post has been edited for length and clarity. William Hoffman: Welcome to Tax Notes Talk, Kim Bloomquist. Kim Bloomquist: Thank you for inviting me. William Hoffman: You worked for the IRS for 20 years
The U.S. Treasury Department building viewed from the Washington Monument in Washington. (AP … [+] Photo/Patrick Semansky) ASSOCIATED PRESS The Federal deficit has ballooned in the last few years, first because of a 2017 tax-cut bill that failed to produce offsetting revenue, and then because of massive fiscal spending needed to shore up a pandemic-ravaged
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WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 19: Janet Yellen, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of the … [+] Treasury, participates remotely in a Senate Finance Committee hearing. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker-Pool/Getty Images) Getty Images It was fascinating to watch Treasury-secretary designate Janet Yellen and several Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee dance their delicate deficit