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If someone receives an inheritance under a trust from an aunt and puts the money in a joint savings or money market account with their daughter, and the mother later passes away, are there any inheritance taxes to pay on the money?
June 6th, 2023
I work for a large company in NJ. My W-2 shows the same amount for federal and state earned income, despite having cafeteria benefit deductions taken from my salary. I believe my NJ state earned income should be higher than my federal earned income. What simple deductions are excluded from NJ earned income versus federal earned income, considering this is a company-prepared W-2 and no capital gains or stocks sold are involved?
April 21st, 2024
I am trying to file taxes but I was on maternity leave at the beginning of 2006. Do I have to wait for something to come in the mail before I file?
March 5th, 2024
Two divorced parents claim the same child on their taxes this year, even though they agreed to alternate years. What should they do?
November 9th, 2024
When my parents sell their home this year, they will be able to claim their exemption credit. They do not plan to purchase another home but rather invest in mutual funds. They are gifting me $150k from the proceeds of the home sale (approx $230k). Will this hurt their Medicare benefits in any way? They have no income other than $1500 monthly combined from social security. A friend suggested they should hide any monies into a trust fund so that the government cannot take it away should one of them become very ill. Is there any sense to this and something I should be looking into for them? They are 85 and 80 years old in relatively good health, no illnesses to this date. They also have a home in another country where they reside most of the year.
March 8th, 2023
Are orthodontic expenses tax deductible?
January 23rd, 2023