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If you list your property on Airbnb, you know it has been a remarkable boon for property owners looking to earn income from their available space. The online marketplace makes it easy for you, offering free listings and the ability to set your own price

Article Highlights: Increased Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Funding Drug Pricing Affordable Care Act Insurance Premiums Corporate Minimum Tax Excise Tax on Corporate Stock Buybacks Home Solar Energy Credit Extended and Increased Credit For Energy Efficient Home Modifications Clean Vehicle Credit Credit For Previously Owned Clean

If you pay attention to the financial news, you’ve likely heard that we may — or may not — be in the midst of a recession. While experts argue over whether or not two consecutive periods of falling gross domestic period necessarily confirm an overall

Article Highlights: Service Member Residence or Domicile Service Member Spouse’s Residence or Domicile Non-Taxable Allowances Combat Zone Exclusion Home Mortgage Interest Deduction Home Property Tax Deduction Home Sale Gain Exclusion Moving Deduction Death Gratuity Payments Child Credit Earned Income Tax Credit IRA Contributions Reservist’s Travel

If you had to make a list of some of the most valuable resources that businesses have when it comes to attracting and retaining top talent, an employee bonus pool would undoubtedly be right at the top. Despite the fact that unemployment is on the

Article Highlights: Exercise Stock Options Convert a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA Maximize IRA Distributions Sell Appreciated Stock Delay Business Expenditures Release Dependency Delay Personal Deductible Expenditures People generally assume that tax planning only applies to individuals with the big bucks. But think again,

Article Highlights: Interest Categories Category Deductibility Interest Tracing Rules A frequent question that arises when borrowing money is whether or not the interest will be tax deductible. That can be a complicated question, and unfortunately not all interest an individual pay is deductible. The rules

Article Highlights: Tax Filing Thresholds Withholding 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Child Tax Credit or Credit for Other Dependents Education Credits Some people may choose not to file a tax return because they didn't earn enough money to be required to

Article Highlights: Required Minimum Distributions When the Distributions Must Begin RMD Distribution Tables Figuring the Amount of the Distribution Beneficiary Distribution Rules Surviving Spouse Eligible Designated Beneficiaries Account Owner’s Minor Child Other Beneficiaries Ten Year Rule Pending Legislation Required minimum distributions (RMDs) are required distributions

Article Highlights: Estate Tax Lifetime Exemption Surviving Spouse Portability Election Financial Drawback Election Considerations Portability Extension When an individual dies, the value of that individual’s estate is subject to estate taxation, which is currently 40% of the individual’s taxable estate. However, there is a lifetime