Tag: tax

January 17, 2020

The Trump administration announced the singing of a new trade deal with China on Wednesday. The treaty covers intellectual property, technology transfer, food and agriculture, and financial services. It also discusses economic policies such as exchange rates and a commitment […]

January 8, 2020

Arizona voters’ rights groups and the Arizona Secretary of State reached a settlement agreement on Monday that will link voter registration systems to the Department of Transportation systems. Katie Hobbs, who assumed office as Secretary of State on Wednesday, settled […]

December 19, 2019

You can shift money from a tax-deferred retirement account into an after-tax account—but how much tax do you pay on that Roth IRA conversion? And does it always make financial sense to do so? The biggest difference between Roth IRAs […]

December 19, 2019

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday ruled the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional but declined to strike down the entire law. Instead, the 2-1 ruling remanded the question of severability […]

December 12, 2019

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in cases concerning international child abduction and capital punishment Wednesday. Monasky v. Taglieri is a case between Michelle Monasky, an American citizen, and Domenico Taglieri, a citizen of Italy. The two met and […]

December 3, 2019

Can withdrawals from retirement accounts affect the tax bracket into which you fall? Whether income from retirement account withdrawals can push you into a higher tax bracket depends entirely on the type of account. Any income you earn after retirement […]

December 3, 2019

Few of us want to pay more tax than we have to. Understanding the tax credits and deductions that we’re eligible for, and calculating them correctly, can mean the difference between owing more money at tax time or receiving a […]

November 26, 2019

The US Supreme Court granted President Trump a stay on Monday, temporarily blocking an order by the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit that required the president’s tax returns to be turned over to the US House Committee […]

November 20, 2019

A term loan is a lump sum borrowed from a lender and repaid through regular recurring payments over a predetermined period of time. Interest rates for term loans may be fixed or variable. One example of a term loan is […]

November 19, 2019

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted a request from the Trump administration to stay a court order requiring the president’s tax returns be turned over to the US House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Written by Chief Justice Roberts, […]