As many of you may already know, there was a significant increase in the lifetime exclusion for Estate and Gift taxes. Lets break it down.
Gift and Estate Taxes Are Changing
Topics: Tax, TCJA, gift tax, estate tax
As the end of the year approaches, it is a good time to think of planning moves that will help lower your tax bill for this year and possibly the next.
Topics: Accounting Tips, Tax, Financial, IRS, consulting, accounting, TCJA
New Law Increases Holding Period for Carried Interests
On the campaign trail, President Trump pledged that tax reform under his leadership would target carried interests — more widely known in the real estate industry as the “promote” in partnership agreements or operating agreements for limited liability companies (LLCs) that are treated as partnerships for tax purposes. In the end, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) only modifies the rules for carried interests, largely preserving their favorable tax treatment, rather than eliminating that treatment.
Topics: Real Estate, Accounting Tips, IRS, accounting, TCJA
Changing the Rules: The TCJA and how it effects UBI
As the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) made its way through Congress, many nonprofits understandably focused on the provisions likely to affect charitable giving. But the law also contains some significant requirements affecting unrelated business income (UBI). If you engage in “unrelated business” — and even if you don’t — you could find that your unrelated business income tax (UBIT) liability increases under the new law.
Topics: Accounting Tips, Not-for-Profit, accounting, TCJA, UBI