Financial Planning

Your clients’ financial plans need to consider their parents and children

Fifty-three percent of U.S. adults have not started making financial arrangements for retirement, according to a new survey, and four out of 10 respondents admitted that not having saved enough for retirement is their biggest financial regret.

Tax season is supposed to be over on April 15. But among certain groups—especially the wealthy—filing for an extension until Oct. 15 is now routine.

The 99-year-old U.S. estate tax would disappear under a bill approved Wednesday by the House Ways and Means Committee.

Investors should pay closer attention to the Other Comprehensive Income statement on financial reports, suggests a new study.

The consumer finance site WalletHub has produced an analysis of 2015’s Best States to Be Rich or Poor from a Tax Perspective.

The American Institute of CPAs submitted a letter last week to the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department recommending relief for surviving spouses who would like to elect portability of their deceased spouse’s unused estate tax exemption.

The Internal Revenue Service is reminding taxpayers who turned 70-1/2 during 2014 that they most likely need to start taking required minimum distributions from their IRAs and other retirement plans by April 1.

Congressman Keith Ellison, D-Minn., has re-introduced legislation that would impose a “Robin Hood Tax” on financial transactions and use the money to fund social programs and other causes.

Fewer restrictions on shareholder participation correlate with a relatively low incidence of accounting restatements, according to a new study.