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Effective tax planning can accomplish much more than limiting the tax liabilities for the current and future years. With a closer look at the federal state and gift tax exemption levels and other tax areas, there are opportunities to maximize additional savings and achieve your tax planning goals in 2023.

While it can happen at any time, it’s usually at year’s end that brings a wealth of considerations to the table for individuals—setting the right tax strategy, determining your charitable giving plan, various retirement saving strategies, and establishing goals for the coming months. Asking “Is this the right move?” is a much simpler question to answer with a dedicated plan in place built to achieve your personal goals. In this webcast presentation, learn how to build and navigate your personal financial plan.

Persistent inflation and high interest rates have driven up costs and negatively affected charities. As a result, taking an efficient, tax-smart approach to maximizing donor impact has never been more important. Here are 12 ways to increase donor impact and potentially reduce taxable income in 2023 and beyond.

In preparing for the birth of his daughter, David Slover developed a to-do list each parent should think about executing. Topics shared include Last Will and Testament, Financial and Healthcare Powers of Attorney, Living Will, Life Insurance Policies and Retirement Accounts.

Families with the means and flexibility to choose where they live, particularly those anticipating a liquidity event or a life change such as retirement may be looking for a more tax advantageous place to call home. Changing your tax residency has many potential positives, but it’s not as simple as filing a change of address with the U.S Postal Service.

Before changing your residency to a new state for income tax purposes, consider the items outlined in this checklist. For additional insights, read more on how to successfully change your tax residency.

For families with significant wealth, a new IRS Revenue Procedure could result in millions of dollars in tax savings. The procedure makes the Deceased Spouse Unused Exclusion available up to five years after the death of the first spouse of a married couple.

In this ten minute interview, Brian Lucareli and Tim Voigtman of Foley & Lardner discuss developments regarding the entity-level taxation. Insights are provided on the impact of the SALT limitation, as a number of U.S. states have adopted legislation that allow flow-through entities to elect to pay state income taxes as an entity level tax.

With an array of charitable giving options, it's important to understand how each gift could affect your annual deductions. Here's a quick guide to tax deductions, out-of-pocket deductions, and required substantiation. For the individuals and families looking to go beyond the standard donation, there are a few alternate options with their own tax considerations.

Establishing residency in a state with lower tax rates can result in significant tax savings for some individuals and trusts. But changing residency is not as straightforward as it might seem. Additionally, states have become aggressive in challenging residency changes to avoid losing out on tax revenue. This paper reviews the residency rules for individuals, identifies steps to establish new residency, and addresses residency audits. It also provides an overview of the residency rules for trusts.