Financial Planning

Building a wealth management practice among the midsized mass-affluent

As 2017 draws to a close, the uncertain tax and legislative environment means that year-end tax planning is more important than usual. To help individuals and businesses prepare for filing season, Grant Thornton LLP has some tips.

Lawyers for an Oxford graduate who is suing the university over his “disappointing” exam grades nearly two decades ago told a London court Tuesday that he missed out on going to law school in the U.S. because of his results.

Lawmakers who sped a bill through the U.S. House last week may have handed a few more goodies to Wall Street’s wealthiest than they realize.

Chalk up a win for asset managers in the Congressional battle over reshaping the U.S. tax regime. For everyone else, however, the celebration will have to wait.

For more than 30 years, colleges and universities have leaned on an obscure tax rule that allows sports boosters to make tax-deductible contributions to their teams. Athletic fundraisers around the country say that’s an advantage that generates millions in annual revenue—and one that’s threatened by Republican tax legislation.

Vice President Mike Pence said Republicans would repeal the estate tax—a step that the Senate GOP tax plan doesn’t currently plan to take.

The Republican tax plan isn’t designed to help rich New Yorkers, but Wall Street can certainly look forward to some advantages, said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

Budget plans should be treated as living documents that provide guidance and direction, and are updated and adjusted as actual results unfold. How do finance teams get there?

U.S. public companies recorded $28.5 billion in goodwill impairment in 2016, half the $56.9 billion they reported in 2015, according to a new study.