It is time for clients to revisit and rethink their investment portfolios. The post-pandemic period will create new opportunities, but the post-election climate has created new risks. This may call for a higher level of diversification for investors, as well as more frequent portfolio rebalancing and added defensive measures. Below find the suggestions we feel...
Just started investing this year? Learn how to recognize and handle potential tax triggers! Despite erratic markets, many young professionals started investing for the first time during the pandemic. Many of them did so quite successfully. If you’re a new investor, here are some scenarios and ways to meet an unexpected tax hit from the...
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, ushered in 2 new tax changes that will boost donors’ tax deductions for charitable giving this year. But while folks can give more to charity at a lower net cost, penalties have also increased for overstating the value of charitable gifts. The first change is an above-the-line tax deduction for...
The American Rescue Plan Act allocated an additional $7.25 Billion for PPP forgivable loans for small businesses and earmarked targeted grants to those hardest hit by pandemic-related economic slowdowns. Restaurants and bars are among the businesses most hurt by the stay-at-home and social-distancing restrictions imposed during the pandemic, and now have a “seat at the...
On November 20, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule to modernize and clarify the Stark Law. This reflects the most recent efforts by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish exceptions and safe harbors to appropriately tailor the reach of the Stark Law’s strict liability-based...
