Tax

Inherited Qualified Plan not Required to Support Non Spouse Rollover

17 years ago
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Among other things the IRS has posted IRS Notice 2007-7 which provides guidance on non spousal rollovers of qualified accounts authorized by the Pension Protection Act (PPA). Here are some of the key points I get from the Q&A. Sec 829 – Non Spouse Beneficiary transfer to inherited IRA Plans are [...]

Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) deduction

18 years ago
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PMI is now deductible if you itemize and have income less than $110K.

Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006

18 years ago
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Congress has passed a bunch of tax extension legislation. As usual, CCH has one of the better overviews. You can find CCH’s summary at http://tax.cchgroup.com/legislation/2006-tax-relief-health-care.pdf

HSA Contributions No Longer Limited by Deductible

18 years ago
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The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 has a bunch of goodies in it. Previously the tax law limited HSA contributions to the lesser of an indexed annual limit or the maximum deductible under the qualifying high-deductible plan. The law repeals the second limitation starting in 2007. So if you [...]

IRS Releases 2007 Inflation Adjustments

18 years ago
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The value of each personal and dependency exemption, available to most taxpayers, will be $3,400, up $100 from 2006. The new standard deduction will be $10,700 for married couples filing a joint return (up $400), $5,350 for singles and married individuals filing separately (up $200) and $7,850 for [...]

2007 Mileage Rates

18 years ago
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The new 2007 rate is 48.5 cents per mile for business miles driven.

IRS Announces Pension Plan Limitations for 2007

18 years ago
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The IRS has announced the new pension limits for 2007. Elective deferrals go up to $15,500 ($20,500 catch up) Defined contribution limits go up to $45,000 It does not include limits for IRAs which remain at $4,000 ($5,000 catch up) for 2007.  Here is a table of all pension plan limits For a table [...]

Deferring Taxes on Appreciated Property – Not Private Annuities

18 years ago
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The IRS is closing the ability to defer taxes on appreciated property using a private annuity exchange.  This will close a chapter on a very powerful and popular technique in estate planning.  Stay tuned to see what the smart lawyers come up with next to replace this technique.
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