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See http://www.rachlin.com/rss/rss.htm for more information. http://www.rachlin.com/ Internal Tax Department http://www.rachlin.com/rss/rachlin_logo_wht-btm.gif http://www.rachlin.com/rss/feeds/feed.xml en Copyright 2008 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:37:23 GMT Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:37:23 GMT http://www.rachlin.com/newsandevents/newsletter_summer2008_going_global.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:13:59 EST http://www.rachlin.com/newsandevents/newsletter_summer2008_going_global.htm http://www.rachlin.com/newsandevents/newsletter_summer2008_mortgage_relief.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:13:59 EST http://www.rachlin.com/newsandevents/newsletter_summer2008_mortgage_relief.htm http://www.rachlin.com/newsandevents/newsletter_spring2008_tax_rebate.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 10:13:59 EST http://www.rachlin.com/newsandevents/newsletter_spring2008_tax_rebate.htm http://www.rachlin.com/newsandevents/newsletter_spring2008_research_tax_credits.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 10:13:59 EST http://www.rachlin.com/newsandevents/newsletter_spring2008_research_tax_credits.htm http://www.rachlin.com/newsandevents/newsletter_spring2008_vacation_1031.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 10:13:59 EST http://www.rachlin.com/newsandevents/newsletter_spring2008_vacation_1031.htm http://www.rachlin.com/newsandevents/newsletter_winter2008_S-corp.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 10:13:59 EST http://www.rachlin.com/newsandevents/newsletter_winter2008_S-corp.htm A former IRS insider shared a story of how the director of the IRS' Philadelphia Service Center was receiving accolades for increases in efficiency year after year, despite personnel and budget cuts. http://www.rachlin.com/rss/news/summer07/rn_rethinking_summer07.htm Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:13:59 GMT http://www.rachlin.com/rss/news/summer07/rn_rethinking_summer07.htm Will you be at least age 701/2 between now and the end of 2007? Do you have an IRA or a Roth IRA? Would you like to make a significant charitable gift in 2007? http://www.rachlin.com/rss/news/spring07/Tax-Free_Charitable_Donations.htm Thur, 09 Aug 2007 14:13:59 GMT http://www.rachlin.com/rss/news/spring07/Tax-Free_Charitable_Donations.htm If President Bush gets his way, the estate tax will be repealed in full or will only impact the mega-wealthy. Steps towards repeal began in 2001 with a multi-year program to gradually reduce the maximum estate tax rate. http://www.rachlin.com/rss/news/winter07/inheriting_property.htm Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:13:59 GMT http://www.rachlin.com/rss/news/winter07/inheriting_property.htm When acquiring a new business in Florida, potential buyers are faced with negotiations, contracts and myriad last-minute issues. One of the key things to do during this process is to investigate any direct or indirect sales or use tax liabilities of the seller. http://www.rachlin.com/rss/news/winter07/buying_business.htm Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:13:59 GMT http://www.rachlin.com/rss/news/winter07/buying_business.htm Preparing a business owner for the inevitable transfer of ownership and management of a family business is not easy. Less than 50 percent of all family businesses survive the second generation, so having a comprehensive plan can sometimes save the family and the business http://www.rachlin.com/rss/news/winter07/family_business.htm Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:13:59 GMT http://www.rachlin.com/rss/news/winter07/family_business.htm For decades, the Internal Revenue Service has collected federal excise tax on telephone services, including long-distance service. The current rate is 3 percent of charges billed. A series of recent federal appeals court decisions held that this tax on long-distance service does not apply as it is billed today. (The excise tax on local telephone service is not affected.) http://www.rachlin.com/rss/news/winter07/telephone_tax.htm Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:13:59 GMT http://www.rachlin.com/rss/news/winter07/telephone_tax.htm Whether married, single, widowed or divorced, a majority of women today will at some point in their lives be the sole financial decision maker for their households. Yet studies show women are not saving enough for retirement and may be unprepared to make strategic financial decisions in a time of crisis. How can women gain more confidence and feel more in control while working toward their desired lifestyle during retirement? http://www.rachlin.com/rss/news/fall06/money_management_women.htm Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:13:59 GMT http://www.rachlin.com/rss/news/fall06/money_management_women.htm Special Needs Trusts (SNTs) are trusts that are designed to provide additional benefits to Medicaid recipients without violating the rules that qualify them to receive their Medicaid benefits. When the beneficiary is an elderly and/or disabled person with very high, regularly recurring medical costs, the SNT can give the family a vehicle to dramatically improve the quality of life of that person yet still maintain important Medicaid benefits. For many families with disabled children or adults, the Medicaid benefits are financially necessary--even critical--to the family's wellbeing. http://www.rachlin.com/rss/news/fall06/special_needs_trust.htm Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:13:59 GMT http://www.rachlin.com/rss/news/fall06/special_needs_trust.htm If privately owned businesses are exporting U.S.-made goods, then they may be able to take advantage of a permanent 20 percent tax savings by using an interest-charge domestic international sales corporation (IC-DISC). These tax benefits also apply to architects and engineering firms that earn gross income from foreign-based construction projects. An IC-DISC simply serves as a conduit for export tax savings. http://www.rachlin.com/rss/news/summer06/global.htm Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:13:59 GMT http://www.rachlin.com/rss/news/summer06/global.htm As a Florida-based accounting firm for more than 50 years, we understand the far-reaching implications of hurricanes. Additionally, we are experienced in the damage-assessment process. http://www.rachlin.com/rss/news/summer06/hurricane_help.htm Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:13:59 GMT http://www.rachlin.com/rss/news/summer06/hurricane_help.htm If you have control or signature authority over an offshore account, you need to be aware that you may have to file U.S. Treasury Form TD F90.22-1 annually. The filing requirement also applies to employees and officers of a company that has signature authority over a bank account located outside the U.S. http://www.rachlin.com/rss/news/spring06/reporting.htm Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:13:59 GMT http://www.rachlin.com/rss/news/spring06/reporting.htm Carl Howden, a partner in the Tax Advisory area, was featured in a WPLG Local 10 News segment about the new Energy Tax Incentives Act (ETIA) that went into effect on January 1, 2006. Under the recently passed law, the government will issue tax credits for a variety of energy conservation products. The impact of the law is expected to be felt in four major areas: energy conservation, alternative energy sources, domestic energy production and the energy infrastructure. http://www.rachlin.com/rss/news/spring06/new_tax_law.htm Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:13:59 GMT http://www.rachlin.com/rss/news/spring06/new_tax_law.htm