Individual, Family & Fiduciary Tax
AAFCPAs Releases 2018-2019 Tax Planning Guide for Businesses & Individuals
Looking for our latest tax guide? Click here for AAFCPAs’ 2019-2020 Tax Guide. Although you cannot avoid taxes, you can take steps to minimize them. This requires proactive tax planning, including estimating your tax liability, looking for ways to reduce it, and taking timely action. In 2018, tax planning is more complicated than usual. Most […]
IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on Charitable Contributions and State and Local Tax Credits
The IRS recently released proposed regulations addressing the state and local itemized tax deduction, available to individual taxpayers on their Federal tax returns. The regulations also apply to trusts and decendents’ estates. Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the state and local tax deduction (consisting primarily of income, real estate and other property, and […]
Charitable Planning After the TCJA Tax Law Changes
It can be argued that the most sweeping changes to the tax code in the past 30 years occurred last December, with the passing of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA). AAFCPAs Wealth Management urges clients to carefully consider charitable planning now. Charitable giving, in some instances, may not provide the same tax benefit […]
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules Millionaire Tax Unconstitutional
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that a proposed ballot question seeking to impose a 4% surtax on Massachusetts individuals on the portion of taxable income exceeding $1 million has been ruled unconstitutional by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC). Individuals with income below this threshold were not to be affected. The proposed ballot […]
Financial and Estate Planning Opportunities Related to the New Tax Law
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“The Act”) reflects a widespread change not seen in over 30 years. The architects of the legislation hoped this tax overhaul would allow a simplification of the US tax code. Unfortunately, what is clear since the bill’s signing is the additional complexity, and most provisions have taken effect immediately […]
AAFCPAs’ Tax Practice Recommends Individual Tax Planning Considerations with Respect to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
On Friday, December 22, 2017, President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) (the “TCJA”). The final legislation is lengthy and complex, and the AAFCPAs tax practice recommends the following individual tax planning considerations. As mentioned in a previous blog, the law specifically disallows the strategy of prepaying 2018 state income taxes […]
AAFCPAs Advises Clients on Year End Tax Savings Strategies in Response to Tax Bill Conference Report
On Friday, December 15, Congress released the contents of the Conference Report to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The bill requires a final vote this week in both the House and Senate, at which point it will be sent to the White House for the President’s signature. The stated goal is to have the […]
AAFCPAs Wealth Management Shares Proactive Strategies for Investors in a Strong Market
AAFCPAs Wealth Management is constantly reviewing market conditions to be thoughtful, disciplined, and opportunistic to changes that occur over time. Market volatility is not something you can control, but how you position yourself now will have a lasting impact. The US financial market is strong. Rejoice! The bull market continues for the past eight years […]
AAFCPAs Highlights Provisions in Proposed Tax Legislation and Planning Opportunities for Businesses & Individuals
The US House of Representatives’ tax writing committee has released its first draft of proposed tax legislation. Many of its provisions have been the subject of news articles and debate. Highlights include the following: Limitation of the mortgage interest deduction to $500,000 of new debt Capping the deduction for property taxes to $10,000 Eliminating the […]