Panama has long been known as a favorite country for many taxpayers on account of its low tax rates and strict confidentiality laws, the latter of which serve to protect the identities of Panamanian corporate shareholders and...
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Navigating the Deferred Like-Kind Exchange Rules
Are you interested in obtaining §1031 like-kind exchange treatment upon disposition of a property but have not located suitable replacement property? You may be able to qualify for deferred exchange treatment under...
Think You’re Too Wealthy for a ROTH IRA? Think Again.
Excluding pensions and defined benefit retirement plans, there are two basic schemes for retirement accounts: one in which dollars are contributed pre-tax, grow tax deferred and are subject to income tax on withdrawal, and...
Captive Insurance and the 5th Amendment
Click here to link to an IRS summons enforcement recommendation issued by a federal magistrate judge in Massachusetts on April 19th, where the summonsed witness appeared as required, but asserted his 5th Amendment...
Does a Long-Term Relationship Indicate a Taxpayer’s Reliance on a Tax Preparer was Reasonable?
Yes, in Vandenbosch v. Commissioner, the Tax Court listed the taxpayers’ long-term relationship with their tax preparer as one of the facts supporting its decision that the taxpayer acted with reasonable...