Recently added articles from The Kiplinger Tax Letter:
Dear client.
Sep 19, 2008 ... Dear Client: With Election Day about six weeks away ... McCain and Obama are sparring on taxes, battling over which of them would give bigger cuts to filers. We've sorted through the campaign rhetoric and compared the plans to see who comes out ahead. Most filers ...
Dear client.
Sep 05, 2008 ... Congress has plenty of tax work left to do as lawmakers return from their long summer break. A bill reviving lapsed tax breaks tops the list. Unless taxwriters act in the next few weeks ... Popular write-offs will not be on the forms. They include the tax deductions for state ...
The 1040 for 2008 will sport a special line for the new property tax write-off for filers who don't itemize.(REAL ESTATE)
Sep 05, 2008 ... The 1040 for 2008 will sport a special line for the new property tax write-off for filers who don't itemize. This break is on top of the standard deduction and is capped at $1,000 for married couples and $500 for single filers. Nonitemizers ...
IRS provides some flexibility on penalty free IRA distributions before 59 1/2.(RETIREMENT PLANS)
Sep 05, 2008 ... IRS provides some flexibility on penalty free IRA distributions before 59 1/2. A makeup payout due to a broker's mistake won't trigger the 10% penalty, IRS says privately. Usually, payouts before 59 1/2 are penalized unless the IRA owner takes a series of substantially equal annual ...
U.S. residents cannot make tax free rollovers of U.K. pension plans to IRAs or company plans based in the States, the Revenue Service privately rules.(RETIRMENT PLANS)
Sep 05, 2008 ... U.S. residents cannot make tax free rollovers of U.K. pension plans to IRAs or company plans based in the States, the Revenue Service privately rules. Although language in the U.S.-U.K. tax treaty appears to permit tax free transfers, that is ...