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- Registration now open for September 17, 2019 CPE Seminar, “IRC Sec. 199A: Wasn’t the Code to be Simplified?” August 26, 2019
- A Journey Through IRC Section 199A: Wasn’t the Code to be Simplified? July 25, 2019
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- FROM FEDERAL AND NYS COURTS: Recent Developments & 2015 Decisions of Note May 13, 2016
- IRS & NYS DTF MATTERS: Recent Developments & 2015 Regs. & Rulings of Note May 13, 2016
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- Escaping the Quandary Posed by Unreported Foreign Accounts May 13, 2016
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Tag Archives: President Obama
From Washington & Albany — August 2014
I. From Albany: Perils of Being a Rich State in the Federal System If the United States were the European Union, New York, Connecticut and New Jersey could be compared to Germany and France, which subsidize less wealthy E.U. members. … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Income Tax, From Albany, From Washington, Like Kind Exchanges, New York State Income Tax
Tagged 1031, 1031 exchange, Congress, federalism, high income tax states, new york estate tax, President Obama, president obama tax proposals, states with no income tax, tax legislation, tax planning, unequal taxation in states
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From Washington & Albany — Washington: New Taxes Arrive; Governor Cuomo: NY Taxes Too High
I. From Washington A rainbow of new federal income taxes arrived on January 1, 2014, led by the new 3.8 percent “Medicare” tax imposed by IRC §1411. Although enacted as part of the health care legislation of President Obama, … Continue reading
Posted in From Washington, NYS Dept. of Tax'n & Finance, NYS Tax Litigation
Tagged affordable care act, applicable exclusion amount, capital gains tax, division of tax appeals, estate planning, final regulations net investment income tax, income tax, medicare surtax, new york estate tax, nonresident trusts, payroll tax, phaseout of itemized deductions, President Obama, probate, tax legislation, tax planning
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Tax News & Comment — February 2014
Posted in Tax News & Comment
Tagged 1031, applicable exclusion amount, carryover basis, Congress, credit shelter trust, doma, estate planning, estate tax, Health Insurance Regulations, Medicare Tax, new york estate tax, New York Trust Fiduciaries, New York Trustees, President Obama, Revenue Ruling 85-13, Trustee Commissions, Windsor v. United States
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Like Kind Exchanges in Crosshairs of President Obama and Congress
Like Kind Exchanges in Crosshairs of President Obama and Congress The Joint Committee on Taxation recently released its estimates of federal tax expenditures for the years 2012 through 2017. The five-year cost for Section 1031 was estimated to be $42 … Continue reading
Summary of Tax Changes Under American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
(1) Ordinary Income. Beginning in the 2013 taxable year, single taxpayers with ordinary income over $400,000 and married taxpayers filing jointly whose income exceeds $450,000 will be subject to a new higher 39.6 percent tax rate. [These … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Congress, estate tax, gift tax, income tax, irs, Medicare, President Obama, tax legislation, tax planning, treasury
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Second Term Blues Visit President Obama
Congress Grants One Year Reprieve For Affordable Care Payments President Obama has suffered a precipitous decline in his approval rating since late April, when that indicator was at 50 percent. Today, Mr. Obama enjoys the approval of only 45 percent … Continue reading
Posted in From Washington, Tax News & Comment
Tagged Congress, income tax, irs, President Obama, tax lawyer, tax legislation, tax planning, treasury
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Tax News & Comment — August 2014