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The Internal Revenue Code prescribes minimum imputed interest rates and time-value-of-money factors applicable to certain loan transactions and estate planning techniques. These rates are tied formulaically to market interest rates. The Internal Revenue Service updates these rates monthly. These are commonly applicable rates in effect for May 2016: Short Term AFR…

The Florida Department of State deadline for filing a 2016 Florida Annual Uniform Business Report for Florida business entities and non-Florida entities registered in Florida is May 1, 2016. A non-negotiable late fee of $400 will be added to the Department of State fee for entities that file their Florida Annual…

The Internal Revenue Code prescribes minimum imputed interest rates and time-value-of-money factors applicable to certain loan transactions and estate planning techniques. These rates are tied formulaically to market interest rates. The Internal Revenue Service updates these rates monthly. These are commonly applicable rates in effect for April 2016: Short Term AFR…

The Internal Revenue Code prescribes minimum imputed interest rates and time-value-of-money factors applicable to certain loan transactions and estate planning techniques. These rates are tied formulaically to market interest rates. The Internal Revenue Service updates these rates monthly. These are commonly applicable rates in effect for March 2016: Short Term AFR…

Most capital asset classification cases involve the IRS denying lower-tax-rate capital gain treatment. Many of these cases turn on whether a taxpayer’s activities relating to the asset were minor enough to avoid becoming an active “business” rather than a more passive activity. A recent case turned that pattern on its…