Month: December 2020

As the nation awaits the President’s signature on the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 – a 5,500 page spending and COVID stimulus bill – tax nerds march ahead undeterred, knowing that should that signature arrive, the need to undertake significant tax planning will be upon them before the ink is dry. UNITED STATES – DECEMBER 25:
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Volunteers fill cars with food at a drive through food bank. Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Benefits ‘cliff’ is inevitable President Donald Trump called the relief bill a “disgrace” on Tuesday, throwing his signature into question. Trump called for $2,000 stimulus checks for individuals, more than the current $600, a policy House Republicans rejected
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There’s finally certainty around the medical expense deduction for 2021 and beyond. getty Got high medical expenses in a low-income year? Congress heard your plea. As part of the $1.4 trillion spending bill Congress passed yesterday, millions of Americans will get a permanent break on the deductibility of out-of-pocket medical expenses. The threshold for claiming
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happy new year 2021. getty 2020 is coming to an end. If you’re on Medicare, here are some tips to help ensure you’re on the best track for the new year. 1. Check your drug plan’s pharmacy network carefully. Two things happened during Open Enrollment that merit giving some attention to your drug plan’s network.
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By Richard Eisenberg, Next Avenue getty All things considered, 2020 turned out to be a pretty good year for small investors in many mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and 401(k) plans. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index of stocks is up about 15% through mid-December; the Dow Jones average rose has risen by nearly 6%
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Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about withdrawing an application for a retirement benefit, filing for and then suspending a retirement benefit and whether and when divorced spousal benefits might be available. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security Planning, Inc, which
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The strange adventure of Dajia and Mirae involved a portfolio of 15 high-end hotels. RANJAN SAMARAKONE A Chinese company called Dajia agreed to sell 15 high-end American hotels to a Korean investment fund called Mirae for almost $6 billion. The contract deposit alone was half a billion dollars, under a contract signed a few months
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