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Federal Taxation

  • The Appropriate Approach to Misappropriation: Responding to Fraud in Non-Profit Organizations

    By:
    Israel Tannenbaum, CPA
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    Jun 1, 2017
    Fraud can be one of the most devastating discoveries within an organization—and reports about defrauded organizations suffering significant losses due to employee corruption are rising. 

  • France: Changes to the Tax Collection System and Other Current Tax Developments

    By:
    Michael Jaffe, Christophe Flaicher, and Bertrand Hermant
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    May 1, 2017
    A long-awaited change to the French tax system is scheduled to go into effect throughout the next two years: the implementation of a current year “pay-as-you-earn” (PAYE) system. France has aspired to change the system since World War II, and it would be the last member of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to implement the change. 

  • Energy Incentive Programs: Good for the Earth and the Bottom Line

    By:
    Bruce A. Johnson, MBA, CEM
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    Mar 1, 2017
    These days, people talk a lot about “going green.” Companies promote environmentally conscious programs and policies to win new customers, improve public image, and reduce costs. Indeed, energy incentive programs may confer tremendous tax savings. 

  • Federal Tax Planning Strategies for Individuals and Small Businesses

    By:
    Warren M. Bergstein, CPA, AEP
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    Jan 1, 2017
    Every year, to minimize their overall liability, taxpayers should start giving consideration to moves that may either lower their current year tax bill or equalize their tax liability over a two-year period. 

  • Planning for the Stars: Financial & Investment Planning for Entertainers and Professional Athletes

    By:
    K. Eli Akhavan, Esq., and Jonathan I. Shenkman
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    Jan 1, 2017

    Financial and legal advisors representing entertainers and professional athletes—“celebrities”—confront unique circumstances not usually present when working with more traditional clients. These challenges include the “sudden wealth” effect, short earnings horizon, inconsistent cash flow, unrestrained spending habits, limited financial literacy, and incompetent advising.

  • The Life Insurance Policy Lapse and Litigation Crisis: What CPAs Need to Know in Order to Avoid a Client Crisis and Create a Glide Path to Safety

    By:
    E. Randolph Whitelaw, AEP Distinguished, and Henry Montag, CFP, CLTC
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    Jan 1, 2017

    After more than 35 years of “buyer beware” warnings, why do consumers continue to purchase flexible premium non-guaranteed death benefit life insurance products for a 10 to 50 year planning duration period, assume policy performance risk without knowing the risks to be managed, and forego annual policy performance monitoring—all while knowing there is a high probability that the policy will lapse without value during their lifetimes? 

  • Deconstructing Hedge Fund Schedule K-1s for Individuals

    By:
    Suzy Lee, CPA, MST and Stacy L. Palmer, CPA, MBA, MST
    |
    Dec 1, 2016

    Hedge fund K-1s can be voluminous and difficult when determining how to handle the tax treatment of the income and deductions at the individual level. This article will help you navigate K-1s to understand how certain items would impact the tax treatment at the individual level. The first step in determining the proper treatment of income and expense items is to identify whether the partnership is a trader fund, investor fund, or fund of funds.
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