by Arthur Geffen | Jun 7, 2012 | Income Tax, Interesting!
It’s a statistical blip, but a stunning one. In 2009, six tax filers among the country’s 400 richest tax filers owed absolutely nothing in federal income taxes. Not a penny. This, despite the fact that those six filers belong to a group whose...
by Arthur Geffen | Jun 6, 2012 | Misc
Pretty slick little website to show recent crime activity in your neighborhood. Surprised me by how accurate it was! SpotCrime Crime Map
by Arthur Geffen | Jun 5, 2012 | Gift Tax
Meanwhile, trust and estate lawyers are pondering a separate issue: The high tax cost of Mellon’s generosity. The government contended that Mellon, using a North Carolina interior decorator as a go-between, sent $725,000 to Hunter on Edwards’ behalf. We figure...
by Arthur Geffen | May 30, 2012 | Income Tax
NOW IS THE TIME TO START PLANNING!! Tax experts are already looking ahead to 2012 taxes, when the tax burden to some Americans could change significantly with the expiration of a number of tax cuts and other temporary tax reductions. New IRS Study: More Than 10,000...
by Arthur Geffen | May 29, 2012 | Estate Planning, Estate Planning Solutions, Estate Tax
Thomas Jefferson said: “There is…an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents…. The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous ingredient in government, and provisions should be made to prevent its...
