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How to Maximize Your Annual Gifts and Minimize Your Estate Taxes

Annual Exclusion Taxpayers are allowed to gift up to $13,000 per year to an unlimited number of people without having to file a gift tax return or pay a gift tax. If the amount goes over $13,000 to any one


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How to Claim the Connecticut Job Expansion Tax Credit (JET)

During its October, 2011 Special Session, the Connecticut General Assembly adopted, and on October 27, 2011, Governor Malloy signed into law, House Bill No. 6801, An Act Promoting Economic Growth and Job Creation in the State (the “Act”). One of


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How to Claim the Connecticut Small Business New Employee Tax Credit

Did you know that CT provides tax incentives to hire new employees in small businesses? The Qualified Small Business Job Creation Tax Credit Program provides incentives to Connecticut’s small businesses to hire new full-time employees. Under this program Connecticut-based businesses


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It’s 1099-Reporting Time Again…

January 31st is the deadline to furnish Form 1099- Misc. to recipients. The 1099-MISC form is used to report more than two dozen types of payments that must be claimed as income by the recipient. This category includes payments made


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7 Smart Year End Tax Planning Moves

  1) Harvest Capital Losses Capital gains property includes stocks, bonds and mutual funds.  Currently, the stated rate on long term capital gains is 15%.  If you have a net loss after netting all of your gains and losses, the


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