Here’s a helpful, often over-looked tax tip for your estate planning if you want to make a charitable gift. If you have an IRA, it may be best to make that gift directly from the IRA to help save taxes. Normally, when you withdraw funds from an IRA, you (or your beneficiaries) must [...]
When discussions turn to what the United States Congress is doing, people usually fall into one of two camps: “Why isn't Congress doing something about _____?” “ I think it is always good news when Congress does nothing!” But for 2025, it is both anticipated and somewhat necessary that Congress do something with the Internal [...]
When a loved one dies, and they own the home or other land, the taxing authorities are going to look to who they can send that tax bill to. If they send you the bill, should you pay it? You should pay it if you've been appointed the executor or administrator of the estate, or [...]
If you are over 65, you can choose to defer paying your property taxes on your homestead. This almost sounds too good to be true, but realize, it is a deferral of taxes, not a forgiveness of them. However, if we could defer all of our taxes until we die that would be a dream. [...]