Financial planning

By now our kids are well into the school year taking part in daily classroom activities. Whether they are learning their A-B-C’s or studying advanced calculus, as parents it is up to us to teach our kids one of life’s many great lessons: money management.

Our weekly roundup of tax-related investment strategies and news your clients may be thinking about.

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in almost a decade in a widely telegraphed move while signaling that the pace of subsequent increases will be “gradual” and in line with previous projections.

The Tax Court has decided that media mogul Sumner Redstone’s 1972 transfer of stock to a trust set up for his two children was a taxable gift, but declined to impose a penalty for fraud, negligence, or failure to timely file.

Capital markets executives are divided on the question of whether there will be more initial public offerings on U.S. exchanges next year, according to a new study by BDO USA.

December 31 is the last day for small business owners to open and start funding a 401(k) plan, and there are many tax benefits in a 401(k) that accountants should discuss with their business clients before the year is over.

Michael Sonnenblick of Thomson Reuters discusses how tax loss harvesting can help investors save on taxes, along with some of the risks.

Our weekly roundup of tax-related investment strategies and news your clients may be thinking about.

Helping clients make minimum distributions go further

As 2015 comes to a close, taxpayers are once again facing uncertainty as Congress has yet to act on a host of important provisions that expired at the end of 2014.