The new tax on athletic facilities provided by tax-exempt employers can easily be avoided through an existing deduction, according to one practitioner. “You can get around that fairly easily by making the on-site athletic facility available to all...
Taxation Articles
Income Tax Savings from Charitable Use of Retirement Assets
Professor Christopher Hoyt from University of Missouri-Kansas City discusses tax saving strategies. What strategies work best, and what are the most common problems estate planners encounter? What actions can be taken to overcome the challenges and...
Estate Planners Who Represent Family Business Owners To Examine Tax Reform, Proposed Regulations, and More
Estate Planning for the Family Business Owner will feature a prestigious faculty composed of some of the most experienced, prolific, and talented practitioners in estate planning, tax, insurance, and employee benefits, who will offer the latest...
TAX ASPECTS OF CRYPTOCURRENCY AND INITIAL COIN OFFERINGS
What Is Cryptocurrency for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes? Cryptocurrency is not regulated by a centralized bank or any centralized governmental system. This may come as a surprise. Wouldn’t the government want to make sure that what seems to be...
SEC’s New Disclosure Framework, ERISA and Tax Developments, Current Updates from SEC and FINRA Staff and More at the Upcoming ALI CLE Life Insurance Company Products Conference
American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education (ALI CLE) has announced that Life Insurance Company Products 2018: Featuring Current SEC, FINRA Insurance, Tax, and ERISA Regulatory and Compliance Issues will be held on November 7 - 9, 2018, in...
International Trust and Estate Planning Strategies to be Explored at Upcoming ALI CLE Conference
San Francisco, September 11, 2018. American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education (ALI CLE) has announced that International Trust and Estate Planning 2018 will be held on November 1 - 2, 2018, in San Francisco, California. This annual...
Senior PCAOB and SEC Staff Address Recent Agency Updates
The American Law Institute CLE (ALI CLE) has announced Accountants’ Liability 2018: The Profession in an Uncertain World will be held on October 18-19, 2018, in Washington, D.C. This annual conference...
Trustees Weigh Fiduciary Duties Under New Tax Law
Trustees have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of a trust's beneficiaries, but with new tax rates and brackets in effect, deciding the best course of action is now harder. Income-accumulating trusts typically pay a much higher...
Benefit Plan Provisions and Employer Operations-Latest Developments and Challenges
The American Law Institute CLE (ALI CLE) has announced that Employee Benefit Plans of Tax-Exempt and Governmental Employers will be held on September 24 – 25, 2018, in Washington, D.C. This nationally recognized...