Oct 4, 2017 | Firm Updates
Various limits apply to most tax deductions, and one type of limit is a “floor,” which means expenses are deductible only if they exceed that floor (typically a specific percentage of your income). One example is the medical expense deduction. Because it can be...
Oct 3, 2017 | Firm Updates, Individual Tax, Tax Tips
Wolters Kluwer has prepared a special report on the tax impacts of the sharing economy. The sharing, or gig, economy utilizes technology to arrange transactions that generate revenue from an individual’s assets, such as cars and homes, or services, such as...
Oct 3, 2017 | Firm Updates, International Tax
When does a nonresident alien need to file a 1040NR, U.S. Nonresident Alien Income Tax Return? When might a nonresident alien want to elect to be taxed as a resident alien and file a Form 1040 instead? This week we’ll look into these questions regarding nonresident...
Sep 27, 2017 | Firm Updates, Retirement Planning, Tax Tips
A tried-and-true tax-saving strategy for investors is to sell assets at a loss to offset gains that have been realized during the year. So if you’ve cashed in some big gains this year, consider looking for unrealized losses in your portfolio and selling those...
Sep 25, 2017 | Firm Updates, International Tax
U.S. citizens and resident aliens use Form 1040 (or a shorter variation of this form) to report their worldwide income for tax purposes. Nonresident aliens, however, use Form 1040NR to report U.S. source income and calculate any taxes due to the United States. There...
