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Remember Your Pets in Your Estate Plan by Sarah Gaymon, CPA


Posted on September 27, 2022 by Sarah Gaymon

In 2007, multi-millionaire hotelier Leona Helmsley made headlines when she passed away leaving $12 million to her dog Trouble. Today, it is commonplace for pet owners to specify in their wills how they wish their furry friends to be cared for financially and physically long after they are gone. In fact, all U.S. states and […]

401(k) Plan Sponsors Get More Time to Adopt Amendments by Melissa Fleitas, CPA


Posted on September 20, 2022 by Melissa Fleitas

Under recent guidance issued by the IRS, retirement plans, including 401(k)s, certain 403(b) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs), have additional time to adopt required amendments incorporating new legislation introduced in 2019 and 2020. The new deadline for non-governmental calendar-year plans to adopt these amendments has been postponed from December 31, 2022, to December 31, […]

IRS Clarifies Rules for Withdrawals from Inherited IRAs by Joanie Stein, CPA


Posted on September 13, 2022 by Joanie Stein

The 2019 passage of the SECURE Act ushered in a new rule requiring certain beneficiaries of inherited individual retirement accounts (IRAs) to empty those accounts and pay the taxes due within 10 years of an original owner’s death. While the law made it clear that non-spouse beneficiaries cannot stretch out withdrawals from inherited accounts over […]

Rewards, Risks in Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program by Angie Adames, CPA


Posted on September 08, 2022 by Angie Adames

On August 24, 2022, the Biden administration announced a three-point plan to cancel student loan debt for millions of eligible Americans and to extend the suspension of required federal student loan repayments that began at the start of the COVID pandemic. It is important taxpayers recognize that the plan does come with some restrictions and […]

What Constitutes Best Evidence to Support Claims of Economic Damages? by Scott Bouchner, CMA, CVA, CFE, CIRA


Posted on September 07, 2022 by Scott Bouchner

In cases involving economic damages, attorneys have an obligation to prove lost profits with “reasonable certainty” based on the use of “best evidence.” Considering that the courts have not agreed on one universally accepted standard for defining “best evidence,” such decisions inevitably rely on the facts and circumstances of each individual case. As a result, […]