Tax strategies

An updated, funded buy-sell agreement can allow a surviving partner to maintain sole control of the business if one of the owners or partners were to die prematurely or become disabled.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management's automated tax services platform, 55ip, has rapidly expanded with partners including BlackRock, Fidelity and Raymond James Financial as demand to manage client taxes accelerates.

Between the coming sunset of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the presidential election and a host of other factors, this is shaping up to be a tough year for advising clients.

Whoever wins, '2025 is going to be a very interesting tax legislative year.'

This combination of trusts, credits and other tax strategies are great ways help wealthy clients protect their families and their businesses.

Art loans function as lines of credit, so clients draw on them and pay them back as they can.

Harris economic proposals envision tax cuts and subsidies

It's important for advisors to develop a relationship with both spouses from the outset, long before an unexpected death.

Unsurprisingly, six of the top 10 costliest destinations are in California.

The shock replacement of the Democratic presidential candidate less than four months before the election has introduced a new element of uncertainty about the outlook for economic policy in 2025 and beyond.

Cost segregation could reap real real tax advantages when it comes to IRA-to-Roth IRA conversions — but advisors must know if the pricey initial study makes it cost effective.

Firms operating in areas where groups who live either partially or completely separately from the rest of society — including the Amish, Mennonites and Orthodox Jews — have stepped in to serve their members.

Asset-Map's founder and CEO H. Adam Holt talks on the power of creating visuals for clients to see their financial lives and the firm's next steps in going holistic.

When your clients are divorcing, you need to figure out two things: Which one is your client, and who is their attorney?

The Internal Revenue Service is setting up a new unit to target the use of basis shifting between related parties as a way for partnerships to avoid paying taxes.

Tax deductions for meals come with a 50% limit in most cases. Here's a mini guide to noshing breaks for financial advisors, tax professionals and their clients.

Trump and his advisors have floated plans — on immigration, trade, taxes and the Federal Reserve — that could significantly alter the current calculus.

A young engineer hopes his investments will grow, not his tax bill. What can he do to ward off Uncle Sam?

As one of many providers of the existing and expanding capabilities, Envestnet is urging more financial advisors to consider after-tax optimization.

State supreme court rulings granting frozen embryos the same legal status as children will have major impacts on financial planning, writes an expert on estate planning and tax law.