Carrying out a post-tax season review of your income tax return can be very helpful way to gain new insight into your financial situation. It’s a bit like looking at a familiar place from a different and fresh perspective — you never know what you might discover. See what a review of your federal income […]
Storing Your Tax Records
Once you’ve filed your tax return, you may be tempted to clean house and get rid of some of your old records that are taking up space. The guidelines that follow will help you decide which items can go and which should stay in your files.1 Income and Expenses Keep for at least three years […]
Avoiding Capital Gains Taxes with a 1031 Exchange
Savvy investors can build wealth by deferring capital gains taxes via a 1031 exchange. This article highlights what that is, how it works, and how it can help you as a real estate investor. For the in-depth information required to execute a 1031 exchange, a qualified intermediary is necessary. What is a 1031 Exchange? A […]
Why You Need Year – Round Tax Planning…
…and tips on how to do it. The IRS may have granted us a reprieve for filing our income taxes this year, but we hope you’re well into your preparation for 2020 income taxes – or finished with them. Tax planning shouldn’t be a task on your to-do list every April. It should start January […]
6 Ways Income Taxes Will Be Different in 2021
Every year brings some degree of change regarding filing income taxes. While 2020 taxes are a done deal, it’s never too early to begin thinking about the next tax year. To help you be prepared for next year’s filing, here are 6 Ways Income Taxes Will Be Different for 2021. Standard Deduction Increase Standard deductions […]
How Mutual Fund Investments Are Taxed
Do you invest in mutual funds? Unless you hold your investment in a tax-deferred account, you’ll want to consider taxes when you look at a fund’s returns. After all, it’s not what your fund earns but what you keep that counts. Distributions of Fund Income Mutual funds are required to distribute almost all of their […]