Financial Planning in St Petersburg Florida

It’s Time to Review Your Financial Planning Options

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Fall is a good time to pause and review your financial planning strategy. A lot can happen in a year. If your personal life, market conditions or tax laws have changed, you may need to revise your long-term financial plans. Here are some retirement and estate planning...
Loan Application in St Petersburg Florida

Loan Application: Put Your Best Foot Forward

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Need a loan to start or expand your business? Nearly a decade after the financial crisis of 2008, many banks remain hesitant about loaning money to start-ups and small business owners. Stricter lending policies often make applying for financing a nerve-wracking and time-consuming...
Intrafamily Loan in St Petersburg Florida

5 tips for safe an intrafamily loan

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If a relative needs financial help, offering an intrafamily loan might seem like a good idea. But if not properly executed, such loans can carry substantial negative tax consequences — such as unexpected taxable income, gift tax or both. Here are five tips to consider: 1. Create...
AMT in St Petersburg Florida

AMT awareness: Be ready for anything

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When it comes to tax planning, you’ve got to be ready for anything. For example, do you know whether you’re likely to be subject to the alternative minimum tax (AMT) when you file your 2016 return? If not, you need to find out now so that you can consider taking steps before year...
Retaliation in St Petersburg Florida

Retaliation Rule and Other Changes Coming from OSHA

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been busy. The agency recently clarified the definition of “retaliation” in a provision that will take effect in November. Also, earlier this year, OSHA finalized a new set of rules governing how you track...
Frequent Flyer Miles in St Petersburg Florida

Are frequent flyer miles ever taxable?

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If you recently redeemed frequent flyer miles to treat the family to a fun summer vacation or to take your spouse on a romantic getaway, you might assume that there are no tax implications involved. And you’re probably right — but there is a chance your miles could be taxable....
Double Dipping in St Petersburg Florida

“Double dipping” might sometimes be OK in divorce cases

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What’s known as “double dipping” is generally understood as the double counting of a marital asset in a marital dissolution — once in the property division and again in the spousal support award. Typically, courts frown on double dipping. But not always. For example, in the...
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