Tax planning

Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have overestimated the amount of revenue their tax proposals would generate by hundreds of billions, or even trillions, of dollars, according to a new study.

They call themselves the Patriotic Millionaires, and they say with straight faces it’s time the ultra-affluent kick in more to Uncle Sam.

The White House continues to work on a tax-cut plan in hope that Republican lawmakers will be in control of Congress after the 2020 elections, President Donald Trump’s top economic aide Larry Kudlow said.

For the owner of a multimillion-dollar company, selling by the end of 2020 could result in a much smaller tax bill than striking a deal in 2021 under new rules.

Consumers in 2019 were more likely to say plans to hike taxes on the wealthy would harm economic growth than they were in prior years, despite it being a key campaign pledge for nearly every Democratic presidential candidate, according to a new University of Michigan survey.

The controversy keeps mounting over a new tax break for investing in poor U.S. communities. But investors keep piling in.

The Internal Revenue Service debuted a new Gig Economy Tax Center on its IRS.gov website to help taxpayers who work with companies like Uber and Airbnb meet their tax obligations.

The Avantax Wealth Management parent views HK Financial as another way of working with CPAs and tax professionals branching into the field.

The world’s second-richest person said he wants his fellow billionaires to pay much higher taxes.

Teach clients to avoid the end-of-the-year rush to make the most of their donations.