Q. I own old Savings Bonds with lots of accrued interest. I might keep them in my estate or donate them to charity. If I donate them, can I deduct the full value without...
Suppose you had responded to an advertisement from a manufacturer of forged steel valves and requested more information. How would you react to this reply?
You can choose between two main types of charitable lead trusts (CLTs): nongrantor (or nonreversionary) trusts and grantor trusts. Which one should you use? It depends...
Instead of discarding old items, you might try to sell them on eBay or
similar Web sites. Do you face any tax consequences with these types of sales? Maybe.
Willy Sutton was a depression era bank robber. He was wanted for robberies in Miami, New Orleans, and New York. After his capture in 1950, a reporter asked...
How many times have you left a sales call thinking something was going to happen only to find out later that your prospect pulled a vanishing act? Or, maybe you thought...
Usually, you have to pay a 10% penalty tax — on top of the regular federal income tax you owe — if you withdraw money from a traditional IRA before age...
We don’t have to tell you about the skyrocketing cost of gasoline. But you might need a reminder about the tax rules for business travel. Generally, you...
Employees at Xerox can buy extra vacation time through a payroll deduction. Instead of paying for the extra vacation time all at once, employees can make weekly or...
The risk is real: Even if you draft airtight employment policies, an employee could sue you tomorrow ... and a jury may believe his story. That's why more companies are...
Are you in line to inherit a parent’s 401(k) or other qualified retirement plan account? Due to a recent tax-law change, you have more options at your disposal.
Uncle Sam often gives with one hand and takes away with the other. For instance, several key tax breaks that were created by legislation in recent years are going off...
Question: I
have a problem when sending a recurring invitation in Microsoft Outlook that is
set weekly for a specific day and time. When I instruct Outlook to change...
