With the year coming to a close, Kiplinger offers last-minute tips for retirees to enhance their tax savings this year. Clients nearing retirement will need to revise their tax-saving strategies, as some tax breaks are no longer available and replaced by new ones, thanks to the new tax law, according to Kiplinger. For example, these clients should consider running the numbers based on standard deduction and itemized deduction and choose the option that will generate the bigger savings. To read the full article in Financial Planning, click: Trim Tax Tabs with These Year-End Moves: Tax Strategy Scan.
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Clients will be better paying off their mortgage before the retirement date to get rid of the feeling of having a debt burden. Carrying no mortgage debt into retirement will also give clients guaranteed return and greater flexibility in their budget. And about that tax deduction, it is not enough of a reason to keep a mortgage. To read the full article in FinancialPlanning, click: Yes, Clients Should Pay Off Their Mortgages Before Retiring.
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Deciding What Type of Foreign Entity to Set up The check-the-box rules that permit taxpayers to determine which form of business entity to create apply to foreign entities as well as domestic. In this article, Raymond Polantz examines the different tax issues involved in choosing, including tax rate differentials, income deferral and the availability of foreign tax credits. To read the full article in The Tax Adviser, click: Considerations on Whether to Check the Box for Foreign Subsidiaries.