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Extension of Bush tax cuts in the 2010 Tax Relief Act PDF Print
Tax General
Written by Administrator   
Tuesday, 21 December 2010

The heart of the recently enacted “Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010” is a two-year extension of the Bush tax cuts. But what, exactly, are the Bush tax cuts?

 
Return of the estate tax in the 2010 Tax Relief Act PDF Print
Individual Taxation
Written by Administrator   
Monday, 20 December 2010

The estates of wealthy individuals who died in 2010 didn't pay any federal estate tax, but that situation is about to change. Under the recently enacted “Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010,” the federal estate tax, which disappeared for 2010, springs back to life in 2011 and is imposed at the top rate of 35% of the estate's value after the first $5 million.

 
Overview of the tax provisions in the 2010 Tax Relief Act PDF Print
Tax General
Written by Administrator   
Saturday, 18 December 2010

The recently enacted “Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010” is a sweeping tax package that includes, among many other items, an extension of the Bush-era tax cuts for two years, estate tax relief, a two-year “patch” of the alternative minimum tax (AMT), a two-percentage-point cut in employee-paid payroll taxes and in self-employment tax for 2011, new incentives to invest in machinery and equipment, and a host of retroactively resuscitated and extended tax breaks for individuals and businesses. Here's a look at the key elements of the package:

 
Payroll tax cut in the 2010 Tax Relief Act PDF Print
Individual Taxation
Written by Administrator   
Saturday, 18 December 2010

The biggest new tax break for individuals in the recently enacted “Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010” is the one-year payroll tax reduction. Under this new provision, which is intended to supplement income and boost economic growth, the payroll tax—which funds Social Security—will be cut by two percentage points during 2011.

 
Elimination of advance refundability of the earned income tax credit in the 2010 Education and Jobs PDF Print
Tax General
Written by Administrator   
Thursday, 02 December 2010

To help offset the cost of a temporary increase in funding for Medicaid and state education in the recently enacted 2010 Education and Jobs Act, the new law contains a revenue raising provision affecting the earned income tax credit (EITC). The new law provides that, starting next year, eligible low- and moderate-income workers who qualify for the EITC will no longer be able to elect to receive the credit in advance. Here are the details.

 
Summary of the rules for key tax topics for tax years 2009, 2010, and 2011 PDF Print
Individual Taxation
Written by Skyler W. Fairchild, CPA   
Monday, 29 November 2010


Please realize that Congressional & Presidential actions, before year-end, could impact this information!

 
Penalties on individuals for remaining uninsured in the 2010 health reform legislation PDF Print
Individual Taxation
Written by Administrator   
Wednesday, 24 November 2010

The recently enacted health care overhaul legislation contains an “individual mandate”—a requirement that U.S. citizens and legal residents have qualifying health coverage or be subject to a tax penalty.

 
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