Insights

To conclude the Williams Parker Business & Tax Blog’s inaugural year, a few year-end tax tips: If you receive a holiday gift check intended to qualify for the donor’s 2014 Federal Gift Tax annual exclusion of up to $14,000 per year, per recipient, improve your chances of repeat future gifts…

On Tuesday, December 16 the Senate passed the “The Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014,” popularly known as the 2014 Tax Extenders Bill. President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law. Unfortunately, even in its passage, the new law exemplifies political dysfunction and gridlock. The bill temporarily extends…

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 December 2014: Short Term AFR…

In April we wrote about the pending Tax Extenders legislation, the passage of which is necessary to revive temporary tax relief provisions for the 2014 tax year and for future tax years. The bill prominently features tax breaks that support capital expenditures and business merger and acquisition activity, as well as…

Posted below is a link to our updated guide to Florida residency. The guide is a starting point for persons considering becoming Florida residents, whether for tax planning, asset protection, or other reasons. (I hear the weather isn’t bad.) If Florida residency is motivated by tax planning or other legal…