Investors who are thinking of paying cash for residential real estate in New York City and Long Island should know that the federal government may be looking closely at their transaction. The Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN)...
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Month: March 2017
The Alternative Minimum Tax: Its Purpose and Potential Drawbacks
With the recent release of President Trump's 2005 tax return, many millions of Americans were introduced to the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). In fact, of the $38.4 million Trump paid in taxes in 2005, $31 million came from the AMT. With the AMT in the news, this is a...
Audits Are Down, but Audits on the Rich Are Likely to Increase
The number of IRS audits has decreased in each of the last five years. In 2016, only one in 143 individual taxpayers was audited. While audits are a necessary aspect of our tax system, it is safe to say most taxpayers will not lose sleep about the decreased likelihood...