Taxes

getty There was an article that circulated recently suggesting that bankruptcies didn’t peak as expected. If the folks who are reaching out to me are any indication, just give it time. With unemployment numbers still high and many areas still under shutdown orders due to the pandemic, it’s clear that the economy is not back

Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about whether someone can switch to spousal benefits after already receiving a retirement benefit reduced for filing early, a public pension’s effect on potential spousal benefits and whether early survivor benefits will reflect the deceased spouse’s delayed retirement credits (DRCs). Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics

In the coming weeks, Paypal is preparing to launch a digital wallet and a Cryptocurrency Hub allowing its customers to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ethereum, bitcoin cash, and litecoin. Beginning in early 2021, PayPal PYPL users can also use the service to buy goods and services from 26 million merchants connected with

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If you are follow my writings, you’ll know that I often write about matters of personal finance using my company’s economics-based, personal financial planning software. What you may not know is that, together with UC Berkeley economist, Alan Auerbach, and other economists in academe, the Federal Reserve Bank of Altanta, my graduate students, and my

Topline A report from the New York Times reveals a decade of Donald Trump’s unsuccessful business activities in China, including an undisclosed bank account that paid nearly $200,000 in taxes, undermining his own exaggerated claims of Hunter Biden’s business dealings there, as well as his rhetoric that his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, is soft on

Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about the effect of having collected a spousal benefit before filing retroactively for retirement benefits, potential effects of business losses on Social Security benefit rates and which full retirement age (FRA) applies to the earnings test. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and

TOPSHOT – People dine in plastic tents for social distancing at a restaurant in Manhattan on October … [+] 15, 2020 in New York City, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images It’s been an especially rough year for the restaurant

Under Sheth’s watch, Vista Equity Partners has conducted more software acquisitions than any other … [+] company or investor in recent years. Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg Following billionaire Robert Smith’s admission to tax fraud last week, one of his private equity firm’s top dealmakers—cofounder and president Brian Sheth—looks set to depart. While Sheth—who launched Vista Equity

Hi Fantasy Sports Owners! I know it can be tough to pull yourself away from the all-important decision of whether to start Dalton Schultz or Jace Sternberger at tight end this week, but if you’ll lend me a few minutes, I’ve got some tax news that might just interest you. MANCHESTER, NH – SEPTEMBER 13:

getty A Michigan man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the IRS and to stealing from an organization receiving federal funds. According to court documents, Mathew Schwartz owned a law firm called Legal Genius, P.L.L.C. (“Legal Genius”) in Southfield, Michigan. Another man, Jayson Rosett (also charged as a defendant) owned a company called Accident

Stimulus spending sent both the FY 2020 deficit and the national debt to all time highs. Here are the numbers that show the breathtaking scope of the cost of the stimulus packages to date and the likely cost of the next round of stimulus. NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES – 2018/03/23: The National Debt Clock

Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about what’s possible after suspending a retirement benefit, survivor pensions based on a spouse’s non-covered pension, responding to a notice of overpayment from Social Security and why spousal benefits may not have been available. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY – SEPTEMBER 22: The headquarters of Deutsche Bank pictured on September … [+] 22, 2020 in Frankfurt, Germany. The leaked FinCEN files point to money laundering by several global banks, including Deutsche Bank, HSBC, JP Morgan and Barclays. (Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images) Getty Images On September 20 the International Consortium of

WASHINGTON DC, OCTOBER 15: Albert Lauber, left, and Craig Hoffman pose in the front yard of thier … [+] Victorian Home off just off Logan Circle in Washington DC, October 15, 2014 (Photo by John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post via Getty Images In a recent interview Judge Albert Lauber of

UNITED STATES – CIRCA 1931: Al Capone, pictured in court during his trial, Chicago, 1931. He was … [+] sentenced to a 10 years in federal prison and one year in county jail for a total sentence of 11 years. (Photo by Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News collection/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images) Getty Images On this day

Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about a spouse taking retirement benefits on their own record before potentially taking survivor’s benefits, when to apply in order to begin receiving benefits in a certain month and when spousal benefits may be available. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the

On October 14, 2020, FinCEN, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network unit of the Treasury Department that handles millions of FBAR reports on foreign bank accounts, announced that you had until December 31, 2020 to file your 2019 FBAR. Extra time, what a relief! Then, late on October 15, the due date for extended IRS tax

The US Attorney General’s Cyber Digital Task Force recently issued a comprehensive report outlining the United States’ framework for enforcement against cryptocurrency-related crimes. This report explains emerging threats, enforcement challenges, and case studies. According to the task force report, tax evasion is one of the three major ways bad actors use cryptocurrency. This report adds

Democrats are betting that they can get voters to go along with big tax increases as long as they ostensibly hit only “the rich” and businesses. In this episode of What’s Ahead, we look at three state referendums that will test this hypothesis. California’s Proposition 15 would remove caps on taxing commercial real estate above