Tax planning

Even with a 15-year window to pay taxes, a near-doubling of the capital gains rate and the elimination of the step-up in basis loophole will make a sale expensive.

Financial planning clients need to start preparing for potential legislative upheavals now.

"Inheritors are going to get killed" under the White House’s proposal to put the brakes on tax-free intergenerational transfers of wealth.

The administration is looking for big money from a higher corporate tax rate and better IRS enforcement.

Richard Neal, the chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, will be a key player in the coming tax debates.

Uncertainty around coming tax changes and the coronavirus pandemic are making it harder for tax pros to plan.

For accountants and tax professionals working with clients age 50 and older, there are certain tax perks to recommend that could help boost savings for the future.

President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Treasury Department’s tax policy efforts pledged to work with lawmakers on a bipartisan basis and be a strong advocate for the Internal Revenue Service.

Even as they look to ramp up acquisitions, funds are worried about the potential impact of these much-discussed taxes.

Plans sold through brokers cost nearly three times as much as those sold directly; time-stressed parents can find it's worth it.

The Biden administration proposal contains many, but not all, of the tax provisions the president campaigned on.

Signs are mounting that anxiety among congressional Democrats will significantly temper any increases that manage to pass Congress.

The dilemma represents another challenge with the special legislative process known as budget reconciliation.

The Biden administration’s proposal to dramatically expand the inheritance tax bill for wealthy Americans is running into some headwinds with Democrats on Capitol Hill, showcasing nervousness about the scope and size of elements of the White House’s ambitious tax plans.

Pulling the costs directly out of clients’ IRAs can blunt the sting, but it shrinks the pot of tax-deferred retirement assets.

But barterers need to be aware of the complex tax issues that are involved.

The president and Republican congressional leaders see a narrow opening for compromise on infrastructure spending yet significant obstacles remain, particularly on tax increases.

Financial executives are eyeing tax changes expected in the Biden administration, demands for more environmental, social and governance reporting, and diversity efforts.

Affluent clients can use wealth and retirement strategies to blunt the impact of the administration’s proposals, which include a higher capital gains rate.

Any changes to inheritance tax would feed into the broader upheaval that is coming to taxation in the world’s major economies.