This article is original content written by Thomas Scanlon, CPA, CFP® of Manchester, CT. Half of the year is almost over. Don’t wait until the end of the year to do your planning. It’s time for your Mid-Year Tax Review. …
This article is original content written by Thomas Scanlon, CPA, CFP® of Manchester, CT. Half of the year is almost over. Don’t wait until the end of the year to do your planning. It’s time for your Mid-Year Tax Review. …
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Donors should give appreciated property to their favorite charity. Appreciated property is property whose Fair Market Value exceeds the cost basis. Cost basis is generally what was paid for an item.
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The primary reason to make the Subchapter S filing status election is to have a single federal income tax when the business is eventually sold. If the corporation is not an S corporation and the company assets are sold, there…