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From The Courts — Recent Developments, August 2011

VIEW IN PDF:  Tax News & Comment — August 2011 The Supreme Court, in an unanimous opinion, held that a medical resident whose normal work schedule requires him to perform services 40 or more hours per week, is not 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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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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Tax News & Comment — June, 2010

To view full issue: Tax News & Comment — June, 2010 To View Full Issue:  Tax News & Comment — June, 2010 The June, 2010 issue of Tax News & Comment, in “From Washington,”  discusses the new $56 billion tax … Continue reading

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Marital Deduction Planning

PDF: Marital Deduction Planning.wpd I.    Review of Current Wills   The estate tax will resume no later than January 1, 2011. At that time, the exemption amount may be $1 million (if Congress fails to do anything), or it could … Continue reading

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Gift Planning in 2010

PDF:  Tax News & Comment — March 2010 I.    Introduction   Many taxpayers wish to transfer assets to their children during their lifetimes rather than at their death. Therefore, lifetime transfer planning remains important for reasons wholly independent from the … Continue reading

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House Passes $56 Billion “Tax Extenders” Bill

The House, on May 29, by a vote of 215-204, approved a $56 billion tax bill, the “American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act”. The Senate has already approved a similar measure. President Obama is expected to sign the bill. … Continue reading

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2009 Gift & Estate Tax Decisions of Note

2009 Gift & Estate Tax Decisions of Note

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Senate Approves Tax Extenders Bill

Friday, March 12, 2010 US Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D – Mont.) has applauded the Senate’s passage of legislation to extend tax cuts, unemployment insurance benefits and eligibility for unemployment benefits and health care for unemployed workers through the end of 2010. The American Workers, State and Business Relief Act, introduced by Baucus last week and passed by the Senate on March 10, extends unemployment insurance benefits and eligibility for the 65% COBRA health care tax credit through December 31, 2010. The COBRA tax credit helps workers who have lost their jobs continue to afford health insurance through the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. The legislation also retroactively extends tax cuts for middle‐class families and businesses that expired at the end of 2009, including, for businesses:

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Memorandum — Revised New York Criminal Law Statutes

Tax Professionals preparing 2009 New York State corporate, income, employment and sales tax returns should be alert to statutory changes which create new tax offenses and which impose stricter criminal penalties for existing offenses.  In some cases, tax professionals may … Continue reading

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