Capital Gains & Investments for Seniors
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Capital Gains & Investments for Seniors, Income Tax Planning in Retirement, Tax Deductions and Retirement
New Rules On Tax Free Home Sales
The IRS recently made it easier to cash out a principal residence tax free by plugging gaps and uncertainties in the 1997 rules on tax-free gains. The IRS filled the gaps in ways that are generous to taxpayers. Previously, anyone with a deductible home office had to separate the tax basis and sale proceeds of […]
Strategies to Reduce Alternative Minimum Tax
This year for the first time Renee and I were hit by the alternative minimum tax. A large capital gain, over which we had no control, triggered this tax and increased our bill. Many of you recently had the same experience, and many others will in the next few years. More people will pay this […]
