Trump tax plan

Overall donations to charity organizations fell by 1.7%, while total individual giving decreased by 1.1%, the first drop since 2013.

If passed, non-spouse heirs would be required to drain assets within 10 years after the owner’s death.

Officials hope to peg capital gains to inflation before the president faces reelection.

Under new rules, small business owners can offer their workers tax-free dollars to buy health coverage.

The legislation nullifies a strategy that previously allowed heirs to stretch an inherited account's tax-deferred growth based on their life expectancy.

The rule can create significant tax savings, but in unskilled hands it can just shift the burden elsewhere.

The approved legislation relaxes rules for retirement savers.

In one case, a 6-year-old owed $7,000 in federal taxes two years after his father, a U.S. Navy senior chief petty officer, died of a heart attack.

The tax law overhaul has created planning opportunities.

The firm joins a growing roster of asset managers taking advantage of new tax breaks for investing in low-income communities.

The earlier they begin planning, the easier it'll be to avoid a big tax hit.

The change will boost the firm’s “ability to reach a dramatically larger audience,” said CEO Stephen Schwarzman.

Capital gains tax rates are not just taxed at a single, more favorable, rate anymore.

Errors are regrettably common. They are also easily avoidable.

Those who fail to meet the cutoff face a penalty equivalent to 50% of their required minimum distribution.

The Treasury and IRS are lowering the withholding underpayment threshold to 80%.

A higher standard deduction makes itemizing deductions less valuable.

The regulator is looking into whether brokers made appropriate share class recommendations for the plans as a result of the new law.

The tax law has made deducting philanthropic contributions more difficult, but there are ways to help clients reap benefits from their generosity.

Changing filing statuses and maxing out deductible contributions to IRAs and HSAs are some ways clients received bigger reimbursements.