by ABIP | Dec 1, 2021 | Accounting, Individuals, News, Newsletter, Real Estate, Taxes
Individual Taxpayers: The Year in Review As we close out the year and get ready for tax season, here’s what individuals and families need to know about tax provisions for 2021. Personal Exemptions Personal exemptions are eliminated for tax years 2018 through...
by ABIP | Nov 2, 2021 | Individuals, News, Newsletter, Taxes
Shared Custody and Advance Child Tax Credit Payments Parents who share custody of their children may be confused about how the advance child tax credit payments are distributed. As such, the first step is to remember that these are advance payments of a tax credit...
by ABIP | Nov 1, 2021 | News, Newsletter, Real Estate
IRS Charges Fee for Estate Closing Letters Starting October 28, a new $67 user fee will apply to any estate that requests an estate tax closing letter for its federal estate tax return. This closing letter is formally referred to as IRS Letter 627. Background By law,...
by ABIP | Oct 29, 2021 | Business, News, Newsletter, Taxes
Business Owners: Year-end Tax Planning Strategies Several end-of-year tax planning strategies are available to business owners to reduce their tax liability. Let’s take a look: Deferring Income Businesses using the cash method of accounting can defer income into...
by ABIP | Oct 28, 2021 | Individuals, News, Newsletter, Taxes
Individual Taxpayers: Year-end Tax Planning Strategies With the end of the year fast approaching, now is the time to take a closer look at tax planning strategies that could reduce your tax bill for 2021. General Tax Planning Strategies General tax planning strategies...
by ABIP | Oct 6, 2021 | Accounting, Individuals, News, Taxes
Marginal vs. Effective Tax Rates Understanding marginal and effective tax rates are important for tax planning purposes; however, many taxpayers don’t fully understand the differences. Let’s take a closer look: Marginal Tax Rate The United States has a...
by ABIP | Oct 5, 2021 | Accounting, Individuals, News, Newsletter, Taxes
E-Signatures Extended for Many Tax Forms To help reduce the burden to taxpayers brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, the use of electronic or digital signatures on certain paper forms they normally cannot file electronically has been extended through December...
by ABIP | Oct 4, 2021 | Business, Individuals, News, Newsletter, Taxes
If You Receive an IRS Letter or Notice The IRS sends millions of letters and notices to taxpayers for a variety of reasons. Many of these letters and notices can be dealt with without calling or visiting an IRS office. Here’s what you need to know about IRS...
by ABIP | Oct 1, 2021 | Accounting, Business, Individuals, News, Newsletter, Taxes
Use These Strategies To Pass on Wealth to Heirs Individuals with significant assets should take advantage of proven tax strategies such as gifting and direct payments to educational institutions to transfer wealth to heirs tax-free, as well as minimize estate taxes....
by ABIP | Sep 7, 2021 | Accounting, Fraud, Newsletter
Reminder: Protect Yourself From Scammers Understanding how the IRS communicates can help taxpayers protect themselves from scammers who pretend to be from the IRS with the goal of stealing personal information. For example, the IRS typically does not call a taxpayer,...
