Dec 5, 2019 | Personal Finance, Tax
By Arthur M. Brown, JD, LLM, CPA Levine, Staller, Sklar, Chan & Brown, P.A. Many of our clients associate estate planning with tax planning. While estate planning is often driven by a desire to minimize estate tax, tax savings is only one aspect to consider....
Dec 5, 2019 | Business, News, Personal Finance, Tax
To pre-pay or not to pre-pay? That was the question that was the topic of many discussions relating to taxes at the end of 2017. However, it only scratches the surface of the issues resulting from the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Act). Most, if not all,...
Dec 5, 2019 | Business, Personal Finance, Tax
Canceled Debt – Is It Taxable or Not? If you borrow money and are legally obligated to repay a fixed or determinable amount at a future date, you have a debt. You may be personally liable for a debt or may own a property that is subject to a debt. If your debt is...
Dec 5, 2019 | Business, Business Financial Consulting, Business Health, Personal Finance
By Douglas S. Stanger, Esq. Shareholder of the Firm of Flaster/Greenberg PC and on the Panel of Trustees of the Department of Justice. While bankruptcies are generally down in most areas of the country, not here in Atlantic County. With many closed casinos and eight...
Dec 5, 2019 | Business, Personal Finance, Quickbooks, Uncategorized
Ctrl+Y- A useful tool Did you ever wonder how to easily find the way a transaction was entered into Quickbooks? Ctrl + Y is the answer. Using those keys when in an open Quickbooks screen for a vendor bill, check, or invoice, etc. will bring up a screen showing which...
Dec 5, 2019 | Personal Finance, Tax, Uncategorized
By: Terri L. Marakos, CPA With the expansion of the global economy, the involvement of taxpayers in foreign activities has become commonplace. Even not-so-sophisticated investors often hold the securities of companies with foreign activities and that pay foreign...
