As calendar year 2022 comes to a close, it is a good time for taxpayers and their advisors to start thinking of planning moves that will help lower their tax bill for this year and possibly the next. This year, we have seen significant financial uncertainty and an inflation rate not seen since the 1980s, Read the full article…
Window to Make Portability Election is Extended to Five Years
Since lifetime gift exemption has drastically increased by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which went into effect in 2018, considerably fewer people are subject to estate tax filing. According to the TCJA, for 2022, decedents with an estate valued less than $12,060,000 are not required to file an estate tax return. However, to Read the full article…
The Streamlined Offshore Disclosure Procedures
It is not uncommon for U.S. citizens or Green Card holders to come across a situation where they realize they haven’t been entirely compliant with U.S. tax filing requirements. The filing requirements, especially for foreign assets and income, have become so complex that even some tax practitioners don’t know where to start. If you feel Read the full article…



