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Written by Derek W. Jensen
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Tuesday, 04 December 2012 09:23
Year-end tax planning is always important, but this year it is especially difficult because of uncertainty about what the tax laws will be for 2013. The Bush-era tax cuts are scheduled to expire on December 31 and the President and Congress have once again delayed taking any action. No one knows which, if any, of the Bush era tax cuts will be extended or which, if any, will be allowed to lapse, in whole or in part. Almost everyone, however, is expecting that taxes will increase because of the...Read more...
Written by Derek W. Jensen
It’s a simple message, but one with tremendous impact: For the rest of 2012 only, which is quickly coming to a...
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Tuesday, 20 November 2012 11:05
Does it seem like you are hearing more about estate planning lately? Well, you probably are. The financial press and estate planning professionals (lawyers, CPAs and financial advisors) have all been working hard to get the word out that people need to act before the end of the year to take advantage of an unprecedented, and perhaps even historic, opportunity in estate planning.It’s a simple message, but one with tremendous impact: For the rest of 2012 only, which is quickly coming to a...
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Written by Derek W. Jensen
The 2010 Tax Act extends to December 31, 2012, the income, estate, gift and generation-skipping tax provisions enacted during the administration of President George W. Bush ("EGTRRA"). For the two-year period beginning...
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Thursday, 03 February 2011 15:44
In the last issue of The Wealth Counselor, we took a first look at the changes in the federal estate, gift and generation-skipping taxes as found in the 2010 Tax Act (formally named the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010).The 2010 Tax Act extends to December 31, 2012, the income, estate, gift and generation-skipping tax provisions enacted during the administration of President George W. Bush ("EGTRRA"). For the two-year period beginning...
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Written by Derek W. Jensen
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Monday, 17 January 2011 11:22
On December 17, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the "2010 Tax Act"). In a nutshell, it did five things: extended current unemployment benefits to 99 weeks, extended current income tax rates (the Bush tax cuts) for all taxpayers for two more years, made significant changes to the estate tax applicable to those dying in 2010, 2011, or 2012, modified the gift tax for 2011 and 2012, and modified the...Read more...
Written by Derek W. Jensen
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Saturday, 01 January 2011 10:44
On December 17, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010. This legislation had some surprises for those who had been following the process. In addition to extending unemployment benefits, current income tax rates (the Bush tax cuts) were extended for all taxpayers for two years, and the estate tax was also extended for two years - with a $5 million exemption and 35% tax rate! (Wasn't it just a few weeks ago...Read more...
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- Estate Planning You Can...and Should...Do In 2010 | The Wealth Advisor | Volume 4, Issue 2
- The Continuing Significance of Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation | Wealth Counselor | Volume 5, Issue 4
- No Estate Tax in 2010: What Does this Mean to You? | The Wealth Advisor | Volume 4, Issue 1
- 2010 Tax Code Changes and The Effect on Medicaid Planning | Elder Counselor | Volume 1, Issue 1
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