Tax Rules

Taxes hurt ordinary folks before the extraordinary ones, and it can hurt them badly.

Hamilton, like our current president, sees people as temporary holders of wealth until such time as the government decides to expand.

The arguments for greater government power have always been the same.

Is it fair for the government to confiscate a full quarter of the average person’s earnings every year? Where does it all go?

Income taxes are the largest portion of the federal government’s annual tax haul. But who foots the bill?

The loudest tend to drown out competitors regardless of whose reasoning is better.

It is often said that the only two certainties in life are death and taxes. The IRS takes that truism to heart.

Roth conversions are a great way to save money and if you have a good financial planner, they need not be a headache.

The United States is the only country that imposes a tax on all income the company makes whether it is earned within or outside the country.

The Whiskey Rebellion established the sovereignty of “we the people” to tax and oppress any selected group.

This video discusses Neighborhood Assistance Programs, and how donating to a local charity can both help people in your area and help you with your Virginia tax bill.

A reader asks, “My wife has a $250K SEP IRA earning 1.5% interest. Can we use any of the funds for real-estate investments?”

“Once you put cream in the coffee, all coffee removed from the cup is partly cream and partly coffee.”

Now you may pay one of at least four different capital gains rates. The strategies to deal with capital gains differ for each level.

MAGI is a common tax term to denote the resulting value of your adjusted gross income (AGI) with some items added back in. However, each use of MAGI may have different variables added back.

Having sufficient assets in a taxable account can allow for tax planning.

Two different people can end up with very different amounts of tax owed, simply because of their marital status. You cannot argue this increased tax is their “fair share” simply because they are married.

We estimate that if you didn’t have to pay taxes, you could leave work every day at 2:34pm.

David John Marotta was interviewed on radio 1070 WINA’s Schilling Show on April 15 to discuss taxes and how to avoid excess taxation.

Ah, the joys of being a small business owner in 2013.

In its simplest form, the government prints money and uses the newly printed currency to fund government spending.

How to report a backdoor Roth in Turbo Tax.

Whenever the IRS challenges you, the burden of producing evidence that your claims are true rests entirely with you.

When you die, your assets and belongings–called your “estate”–are subject to taxation, but the there is an amount under which the executor of your estate will not have to pay taxes.

There is a limit, or exclusion–an amount that the government will allow you to gift to a person per year, without incurring tax consequences.

At least there will be less rich people to hate.

A dollar saved on your taxes is better than a dollar earned which causes you to pay more tax.

Amazon is currently collecting sales tax for purchases shipped to nine states. It will begin collecting sales tax on purchases for Virginia in September 2013.

Mr. Roth can also help with transferring gifts to your heirs, setting up your first emergency reserve account, and paying for a new house or college expenses. But don’t ask him to iron your clothes. That’s where he draws a line.

It is not a new tax. It is simply a tax that nearly everyone currently reading this column is successfully evading without prosecution.

President’s proposal comes with silver linings for shrewd advisors

A dollar saved on taxes is worth more than a dollar earned. If you earn another dollar, they will just tax you again.

With the federal tax filing deadline upon us, here are some articles on little-known tax tips, interesting facts, good advice, and general information about taxes. Some of these are applicable now, and some you might want to store away for next year.

For families with complexity to their finances, hiring a tax professional actually saves them money. Wealth managers bring benefit to such families in the same way.

Let me tell you how it will be: There’s one for you, nineteen for me. Should five per cent appear too small, Be thankful I don’t take it all.

As one of Forbes’s 25 largest fictional companies, Stark International could avoid $4 billion in U.S. corporate taxes with this one simple technique.

Daniel J. Mitchell of the CATO Institute wrestles with the lack of no historical data to support the Starve the Beast model, only to find out that it’s because politicians have never really given it a shot.

The only two ways to balance the federal budget are to spend less or to collect more. Spending less is the preferred method, but that is just not happening. As a result, politics is pushing many in Congress to try to balance the budget by raising taxes.

Maybe it is time you checked up on your favorite charities before making your next gift.

Do any of these ideas suggest any incentive for the highly productive to continue producing?

“Until the deficit is eliminated from our budget, … there is no end to inflation; there is finally no end to taxation; and the eventual result would, of course, be catastrophe.”

Claims of “fair” or even “regressive” or “progressive” depend very much on what is used as the denominator.

The maximum income for a couple is not double what it is for a single person. Your spouse’s income can disqualify you from credits you could have received if you had not been legally married.

The maximum income for a couple is not double what it is for a single person. Your spouse’s income can disqualify you from credits you could have received if you had not been legally married.

The worst marriage penalty is for couples earning between $26,000 and $60,000 who have three or more children.

You cannot argue this increased tax is their “fair share” simply because they are married.

To fulfill the financial resolutions of spending less, living within our means, and paying off our debt, the country first needs to encourage production rather than discourage it.

It is a crisis fabricated 100% by politicians. And avoiding the fiscal cliff is being used hypocritically for additional political gain.

With the enormous increase in the taxation of dividends, high net worth investors may be tempted to abandon dividend-paying stocks entirely. This is not necessary.

Tax on capital gains is scheduled to rise and become much more complex at the end of this year. Keeping your head in the midst of these changes can help your bottom line. Government should tax either the value of an asset or its yield but not both.