‘Tis the season to wrap up your 2016 tax year. Read below for what a person’s or business’ tax responsibility may be for the last month of the year – December. Hopefully you will have time to enjoy the holiday festivities, before you have to close out your tax year.
Facing That Huge Gain from Selling Real Estate?
Are you thinking about selling real estate property? Are you liberal minded about selling your real-estate or more conservative? There are a number of issues that could impact the taxes that you might owe. Here are steps you can take to minimize the gain, defer the gain, or spread the gain over a number of years. Whichever you chose, you can win from the sale of your real estate, IF you handle it correctly.
Seniors With Medical Deductions Beware, Affordable Care Act Will Trump Them!
Seniors With Medical Deductions
One example of itemizing deductions includes the cost of medical and dental expenses. For seniors with medical deductions, these include health insurance premiums. In the past, the medical expense deduction had a limit to the amount that exceeds 7.5% of a taxpayer’s adjusted gross income (AGI). I know this is not the most exciting subject; yet, is important that you pay attention to this change.
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Surviving Spouse Estate Tax Exclusion
What is an Estate Tax?
The estate tax is a tax on the transfer of property after a person dies. It consists of an account of everything the decedent owned or had interest in on the date of death. This includes cash and securities, real estate, insurance, trusts, annuities, business interests, and other assets. The tax is based on the fair market value of these assets (less certain exclusions). This is generally as of the day the decedent died.