Tax Planning

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  7 Key Tax Protests That Shook America

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  March 14, 2013

  Resisters have tried violence and politics, but the taxes keep rolling on.

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  Employee Benefits and Taxes: Cafeteria Plans

  By Tax Facts Online  |  March 14, 2013

  The experts at Tax Facts Online on the tax benefits of cafeteria plans.

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  Tax-Weary U.S. Millionaires Move to Cayman Islands, Hong Kong for Relief

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  March 13, 2013

  Nigel Green, CEO of a global advisory firm, says he has seen a 48% rise in wealthy Americans inquiring about permanently relocating outside the U.S.

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  ESOPs: Great Tax-Wise for Business Owners, but Beware the DOL

  By Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M., William H. Byrnes, Esq.  |  March 13, 2013

  Your small-business-owning clients may be looking for ways to reduce or defer the taxes they will incur should they sell their business. An ESOP strategy can work well, but be wary of DOL inquiries.

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  Health Care and Taxes, Pt. 2: Long-Term Care Insurance

  By Tax Facts Online  |  March 13, 2013

  The experts at Tax Facts Online discuss whether long-term care insurance premiums are tax deductible.

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  The U.S. Tax System: How Did We Get Here? Pt. 2, the Middle Years

  By Mike Patton  |  March 12, 2013

  From the first U.S. default during the Revolutionary War to the first income tax during the Civil War to the 16th Amendment, taxes have been a source of contention.

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  Mixed News on Changes to Long-Term Care Tax Deductions

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 12, 2013

  The IRS has increased the amount of LTC insurance premiums that are deductible for 2013. But the news comes with a caveat.

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  Health Care and Taxes, Pt. 1: HSAs

  By Tax Facts Online  |  March 12, 2013

  How health savings account distributions are taxed.

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  More U.S. Taxpayers Filed Returns in 2011 as Pay Rose

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  March 11, 2013

  Salaries and wages increased by 4.1% over 2010, according to the latest IRS statistics bulletin.

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  Women and Taxes: Tax Season Gender Gap?

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 11, 2013

  Now that the fiscal cliff deal is a reality, women—whether young, in mid-career or retirement age—can expect to see a few tax rules that will affect them especially.