The Latest on the Estate Tax Lapse - BusinessWeek

Jonathan Bergman (CFP®, EA) of Palisades Hudson Financial Group LLC explains the temporary absence of the estate tax this year and lays out an innovative solution that could save business owners a lot in gift and estate taxes.

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The Bank of Mom and Dad Offers Great Rates

Jonathan Bergman (CFP®, EA) of Palisades Hudson Financial Group LLC explains how to use family loans to avoid burdensome gift and estate taxes.

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Beware The Pitfalls Of Joint Bank Accounts

Benjamin Sullivan (CFP®) of Palisades Hudson Financial Group LLC explains the potential dangers of joint bank accounts, including possible gift tax consequences.

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Small Business Succession

Jonathan Bergman (CFP®, EA) of Palisades Hudson Financial Group LLC outlines a strategy that can help small business owners reduce gift and estate taxes when passing their businesses on to the next generation.

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Know More about a Slab Leak

Owning a home can be both a gift and a curse. After all, it's wonderful to have a place to call your own, and some tax benefits associated with home ownership are fairly helpful. On the flip side, anything that goes wrong with your property can suddenly become your financial responsibility.

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Gifts from these 44 Relatives are tax free !

Section 56(2)(vii) and section 56(2)(viia) are the taxing provisions for gifts received by Individuals , HUF, Firm or company . However , there certain exceptions under which gift is exempt in the hand of recipient i.e Individual or HUF. One of the exception is that if gift is received by an Individual or HUF from any Relative which is ..

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Charlie Rangel Charged With More Ethics Violations

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Mike Lawrence: Foolish to call sales-tax holiday a landmark

The State Journal-Register - We need to scrutinize the gifts Illinois' elected officials bestow as well as those they improperly accept or extort.

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