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Tax News & Comment — October 2012

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Gain, Loss and Depreciation Issues in Like Kind Exchange

View PDF of Article in Tax News & Comment — October 2012 GAIN, LOSS, AND DEPRECIATION ISSUES IN LIKE KIND EXCHANGES [Note: Excerpted from Like Kind Exchanges of Real Estate Under IRC. §1031 (David L. Silverman, 3rd Ed.,1/11).View treatise at … Continue reading

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2011 Tax and Estate Planning Decisions of Note

A.    Issues Arising Under IRC §2036 An important objective in estate tax planning is to transfer of assets out of one’s taxable estate, while retaining a degree of beneficial enjoyment over the transferred property. Where the IRS believes too much … Continue reading

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August Comment — Deferred Exchanges Under the Regulations

VIEW IN PDF:  Tax News & Comment — August 2011 [Note: Excerpted from Like Kind Exchanges of Real Estate Under IRC. §1031 (David L. Silverman, 3rd Ed.,1/11).View treatise at nytaxattorney.com] I.  Overview of Statute A deferred exchange may be a … Continue reading

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Tax News & Comment — August 2011

VIEW IN PDF:  Tax News & Comment — August 2011 Approximately one million U.S. taxpayers have at least one financial account located in a foreign country. Many have not reported their offshore accounts to the IRS, a violation with possible … Continue reading

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Differing Tax Visions of President Obama and Governor Romney

Much has been made of the recent revelation that Governor Romney enjoyed a 14 percent tax rate on “carried interest,” which Congress permits to be reported as capital gain. Investors such as Mr. Romney pay a lower rate of tax … Continue reading

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Tax News & Comment — April 2011

View Issue: Tax News & Comment — April 2011 pril 14, 2011 I. ESTATE TAX RETURNS Calculation and remittance of federal and NYS estate tax is of primary concern in administering an estate. An estate tax return must be filed … Continue reading

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2009 Decisions and Rulings Under IRC Section 1031

2009 Decisions and Rulings Under IRC Section 1031
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Gain, Loss, Basis & Debt Issues in Like-Kind Exchanges

Where a taxpayer “trades up” in a like-kind exchange by acquiring property more valuable than the property relinquished and no boot is received, Section 1031 operates to defer recognition of all realized gain. However, if the taxpayer “trades down” and acquires property less valuable than that relinquished — thereby receiving cash or other nonqualifying property in the exchange — like kind exchange status will not be imperiled, but the taxpayer will be forced to recognize some of the realized gain. Continue reading

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Tax News & Comment — March 2010

The March 2010 issue of Tax News & Comment focuses on tax and estate planning in 2010. “IRS Matters” discusses 2009 Regulations and Rulings of Note; “From the Courts” discusses 2009 Gift & Estate Tax Decisions of Note: “From Washington” … Continue reading

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