Tax Planning
The latest news and developments that advisors need to create meaningful tax planning strategies for clients.
Why Younger Clients Are Establishing Donor-Advised Funds
By Ken NoparIncreasingly, donors establish DAFs while they are still working.
April 27, 2021
Mallouk: Capital Gains Tax Hike Could 'Devastate' Hedge Funds, Boost DAFsMallouk and other leaders of advisory firms told ThinkAdvisor how the proposal could affect client portfolios and estate plans.
April 26, 2021
IRS to Fix Inherited IRA Guidance That Confused AdvisorsThose who inherited an IRA in 2020 should wait for more guidance from the agency before taking a 2021 RMD, Ed Slott says.
April 26, 2021
Biden to Set $1M Threshold for Capital Gains Tax HikeThe increase likely affects "three-tenths of a percent of taxpayers," or some 500,000 U.S. households, says the head of the National Economic Council.
April 26, 2021
Some Democrats Want to Double the Medicare Surtax to 6.9%Bloomberg says the Biden administration might propose holding it at 3.8%.
April 26, 2021
Which Tax Hikes Are Most Likely?Tax measures floated by President Biden and lawmakers prompt a hot debate; tax experts Greg Valliere and Allison Hutchins weigh in.
April 23, 2021
Would a Higher Capital Gains Tax Be Trouble for Retirees?Roth conversions, life insurance and HSAs could "get a boost" if investors expect a tax hike, Jamie Hopkins tells ThinkAdvisor.
April 23, 2021
Biden's Capital Gains Tax Hike Wouldn't Just Hit the Wealthy, Advisors SayJeffrey Levine and other advisors discuss how to position clients, including non-millionaires, for this potential tax increase.