Wealth Advisory
Tax Planning Guide for Individuals and Businesses Year-End 2015
AAFCPAs is pleased to provide you with detailed tax planning guides that we know you will find helpful in navigating the numerous tax updates taking effect in 2016! If you have not done so already, there is still time to consider year-end tax-saving opportunities. These tax guides are organized into sections discussing year-end, as well […]
AAFCPAs Warns of Recent IRS-Impersonation Identity Theft Scam
We have been alerted that a number of taxpayers are receiving emails from scammers who are disguising themselves as IRS agents. Generally, the IRS does not send unsolicited e-mails to taxpayers. Further, the IRS does not communicate tax account information with taxpayers via e-mail or use e-mail to solicit sensitive financial and personal information from […]
Tax planning is an ongoing discipline – waiting for year-end means missing out on real opportunities
Personal and business circumstances are always evolving, presenting opportunities to balance or adjust short-term activities that support a long-term strategy As we head into November, the weight of year-end tax planning starts to bear down on individuals and business owners. Often, this time of year signals a rush of backward-looking assessments and last-minute adjustments to […]
IRS Announces 2016 Retirement Plan Limitations
The IRS recently announced cost‑of‑living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for tax year 2016. In general, the pension plan limitations will not change for 2016. However, the following minor limitations changes are effective January 1, 2016: The following retirement plan contribution limits remain unchanged, but may serve as a […]
In Down Market, Consider Recharacterizing Your Conversion to a Roth IRA
AAFCPAs reminds our clients and friends that October 15th is the deadline for re-characterizing (“undoing” or “reversing”) a rollover or conversion to a Roth IRA from a traditional IRA made in 2014. This is a rare opportunity offered by the IRS, where you, as a taxpayer, may undo a tax strategy that may no longer […]
IRS Announces Adjustments Affecting Retirement Plans
The Internal Revenue Service recently announced cost of living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for tax year 2015. These adjustments affect anyone contributing to a retirement plan account, and to fiduciaries and administrators of retirement plans. The chart linked below can help you determine where you fall within the […]
Significant changes announced to IRA rollover rules
The IRS announced changes to the rollover rules relating to Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) as a result of a recent Tax Court case (Bobrow v. Commissioner). Prior to the Court’s decision, an individual could take cash distributions from multiple IRAs and obtain tax free rollover treatment so long as the funds were rolled over to […]