Source: CFO Survey: Weak Business Spending Forecast; Employment Growth Continues – Duke’s Fuqua School of Business
By LAURA SAUNDERS The Wall Street Journal Updated Dec. 18, 2015 12:41 p.m. ET Congress’s Christmas-tree tax bill contains surprising presents: permanent extensions of tax benefits for individuals that have long been temporary. The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, or PATH, has been passed by both the House and Senate and is expected to be signed into …
Today, the individual income tax is the single most important source of federal revenue, but it wasn’t always that way. In 1936, excise taxes, such as tobacco and alcohol taxes, brought in more than any other revenue source. Then, in 1943, the corporate income tax briefly became the most important source of federal revenue. But since the end of World …
Family limited partnerships (“FLPs”) give senior family members a tax efficient way to shift wealth to future generations while still exercising control over their assets. As an added benefit, by forming a FLP, senior family members remove assets out of their estate—generally at a reduced transfer tax value. The FLP structure consists of a general partner and limited partners who typically …
Dallas-Fort Worth Home Real Estate Has Seen Dramatic Value Increases House values continue to rise in the low interest rate, post-recession economy. Homeowners are experiencing this increase not only in East and West coast cities like New York, Los Angeles, Boston, and San Diego, but here in Dallas-Fort Worth as well. In fact, according to Allie Beth Allman & Associates’ …