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| Temporary Estate Tax Repeal Sows Confusion for Estates The federal estate tax and generation-skipping tax “officially” expired on January 1, 2010, under laws enacted in 2001. . . more |
| Lessons in Tax Reduction from an Eccentric Artist Some 30 years ago, Ettore “Ted” DiGrazia, an artist living in the desert southwest, rode his horse up into the Superstition Mountains, where he burned more than $1 million of his paintings. Why? . . . more |
| Charitable Gifts from a Revocable Living Trust Many people have established revocable living trusts as part of their estate plans, usually to avoid probate, arrange for money and investment management, or afford privacy for their estates . . . more |
| Payments from Charitable Gift Annuities Are Worth More Than You Might Think Friends who arrange charitable gift annuities do so primarily to assist our programs. But donors understand that gift annuities let them magnify that assistance by providing a lifetime of quarterly payments to one or two persons (the donor and her husband, for example) . . . more |
| Social Security Taxes in 2010 Tax rates: The rate is 6.2% on the first $106,800 of an employee’s taxable earnings in year 2010. Medicare tax of 1.45% applies on every dollar of every employee’s taxable earnings . . . more |
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| January 2010 Archive • Converting to a Roth IRA? It’s a Good Time to Give • A Thoughtful Resolution for 2010 • “I Don’t Need a Will Because . . . ” December 2009 Archive November 2009 Archive October 2009 Archive September 2009 Archive August 2009 Archive |
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reserved. The materials contained on this website are intended only to show some ways by which you can make a charitable gift or bequest and thereby minimize federal tax liabilities, as authorized by the Internal Revenue Code. All examples are of a general nature only and should not be applied to your specific situation without first consulting your attorney or other advisers. |
