The Return Of The "I Love You" Will
The new estate law allows couples to do without bypass trusts--if they trust each other.
Deborah L. JacobsThe new estate law allows couples to do without bypass trusts--if they trust each other.
Deborah L. JacobsIf you think your kid has to file her own tax return, don't let her do it on her own. It might backfire. read »
Were you planning on deducting job hunting expenses on your 2010 tax return? That's dandy, but make sure you know what you can and cannot write-off. Lots of people don't. read »
As the Dow plays peek-a-boo with 12,000, economist Nouriel Roubini discusses the market's rebound.
Are your aging parents driving you a little nuts? If so, you're not alone. read »
Ok, I admit it, I’m into details--someone writing about taxes has to be. But any American looking for specifics on how the nation’s budget and tax policies might be set on a more sustainable, sensible, bipartisan course didn’t get them last night from either the State of the Union address or the Republican response. Nor did last night's doings inspire much hope that the parties can work together, in a consistently civil fashion, to avoid a budget train wreck. read »
Nouriel Roubini on commercial real estate, housing sector insolvency and the coming double dip.
Nouriel Roubini on whether the EU as we know it can survive its multiple sovereign debt crises.
Patented tax strategies are in the news again—with a bill to prohibit them. My favorite part is the title of the bill, bearing a meant-to-be-equanimous handle: The “Equal Access to Tax Planning Act of 2011.” Whatever happens to this bill, its premise is more important than you might think. Plus it ties into something many are thinking about this time of year: tax shelters. read »
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