Year End Tax Planning & the Kiddie Tax - IRC §1(g)(2) - IRS Form 8615, one of the most common year end tax planning considerations revolving around the implications of sheltering and feeding fully grown and educated children. In that flying the coop has become increasingly...
As 2021 comes to a close, eight issues to watch for as you prepare to have your 2021 income tax returns filed: required minimum distributions (RMD); charitable contributions; child & dependent care credit; child tax credit; education benefits; qualified principal residence debt cancellation exclusion; premium...
Wading through the convolution required to identify specifically who qualifies as a relative for income tax reporting purposes oftentimes can be difficult, not because the actual tax code is difficult to understand in these regards or even subject to much interpretation. No, it is difficult...
Our esteemed President has proven to me to be extraordinarily disingenuous with his statements about the middle class and their purported tax obligations as pretty much everyone's taxes will go up in 2013 as a direct result of the cumulative efforts of our 'elected officials'...
A taxpayer came to me today for verification on dependent care expenses. Their basic profile may be similar to yours. A husband and wife with two children in day care. The wife is a full time student that does not work outside of the house....
If your minor child has been blessed with the opportunity to be endowed with income producing investments be wary as I have witnessed this can indeed become a curse for you on many levels. As if parenting isn't hard enough it seems to only be...
Generally the five tax benefits of having children are the: dependency exemption, child tax credit, earned income credit (EIC), child and dependent care credit and head of household filing status. These benefits can be split only when the parents are separated under a divorce or separation...
According to IRS Publication 970 the modified version of the Hope Credit is now referred to as the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) and extended through 2012. The AOTC is available for the first four years of post-secondary education. It has been expanded so that qualified tuition and related expenses now...
According to Internal Revenue Code Section 21, the maximum tax credit as of this posting date remains at $1,050 (35% of $3,000) for one qualifying individual and $2,100 (35% of $6,000) for two or more. This credit is for expenses paid for the care of your qualifying children...
A qualifying child for the child tax credit is someone who meets the qualifying criteria of seven tests: age, relationship, support, dependent, joint return, citizenship and residence. 1. Age test To qualify, a child must have been under age 17 – age 16 or younger – at...