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You may want to use your estate to influence your heirs in your absence. To a certain extent, this might be possible, but the process is delicate, and it requires well-designed structures. By exerting what is called “dead hand control,”…

In early January, the IRS announced that it was postponing various tax filing and payment deadlines for storm victims in the Golden State. As a result, says the Agency, affected individuals and businesses will have until May 15, 2023, to…

Planning for college for yourself or a child? If you can’t pay cash for your education, part of your planning process will be finding loans, but there’s more than one kind of student lender. You’ll have to look at federal…

A business valuation can serve any of several purposes, but the goal is always the same: to find out the value of your business in dollars and cents. Armed with this knowledge, you’ll never be caught off guard.  Arguably, the…

The IRS is encouraging taxpayers to make sure they’re well-informed about their tax situation as the filing deadline approaches. The key topics include special steps related to charitable contributions, economic impact payments and advance child tax credit payments. Here are…

The IRS has issued guidance for employers regarding the retroactive termination of the Employee Retention Credit. The Employee Retention Credit now applies only to wages paid before October 1, 2021, unless the employer is a recovery startup business.  This guidance…

The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 generally extends through the end of 2021 four temporary tax changes originally enacted by the CARES Act. Our Schaumburg, IL financial advisor has provided a summary of the provisions (more…

Taxpayers who have to write big checks for higher education can see tax savings when filing tax returns next year. If you, your spouse or your dependents are taking postsecondary coursework, there’s a strong chance a tax benefit may be…

If the pandemic proved anything, it’s that life tends to get in the way of our plans — including retirement plans. Over the course of the pandemic, many people were forced to retire early, others decided they wanted to retire…