Like a wheel of fortune, some senior citizens will suffer an illness and no financial risk, whereas others will suffer both an illness and a financial exposure. And many senior citizens are completely unaware of the hidden financial risk they face.

With the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the 2017 Tax Act) the lifetime exemptions from estate, gift and generation skipping transfer tax (GST) more than doubled from an already steep $5,490,000 to a cliff-hanging $11,180,000 as of January 1, 2018. As in the past, these exemption amounts continue to be adjusted for inflation leaving us with a gift tax exemption of $11,400,000 as of January 1, 2019. New York State repealed its gift tax back at the turn of the millennia, so the gift tax is strictly a federal phenomenon for New Yorkers.

If you’re a CPA or a manager in a corporate finance department, it’s more important than ever to understand how the new tax law affects cross-border transactions and international tax. Since the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA) was passed in late 2017, millions of individuals and entities have had to rethink their tax planning and tax structures completely. Going from a credit system to a territorial system is a monumental shift—you might as well be going from Earth to Mars. Everything you did in the past is no longer valid. You need to start fresh.

In 2003, Michael Lewis’ book, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, outlined the economic disadvantages the small-market Oakland A’s faced competing against the New York Yankees and other large-market teams. Lewis’ book also examined the A’s strategy of exploiting market inefficiencies in the valuation of Major League Baseball players to not only compete, but actually succeed, within the parameters of large-market and small-market teams. Such is the business of sports.

A hearing was held before Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Barbara J. Russo in the matter or SoulCycle, Inc. vs. the NYS Division of Taxation. The determination was issued on May 23, 2019.

The current pension legislation was just given a boost to assist business owners of closely held privately entities with income tax planning strategies to help manage current income taxes as well as attract, retain, and reward talent to their businesses.

A Credit Shelter Trust [(CST), also known as a bypass trust, estate tax shelter trust, or family trust], is a type of irrevocable trust used by married couples with large estates to take full advantage of the federal estate tax exemptions. The federal exemption for 2019 is $11,400,000 per taxpayer, so proper use of this vehicle can allow a married couple to shield up to $22,800,000 of assets from federal estate tax.