Over the next two years, seniors can take advantage of a significant capital gains tax break. From 2008 to 2010, taxpayers in the 10 and 15 percent tax brackets will pay zero percent in capital gains taxes. This means individuals … [Read more...]
Understanding a Caregiver’s Stress
A 2003 study of caregivers has proven that the off-repeated adage "stress can kill you" is true. The focus of the investigation was the effect the stress of caregiving had on caregivers. A team of researchers at Ohio State … [Read more...]
What Expenses Can’t a Special Needs Trust Pay For?
Special needs trusts are designed to supplement, not replace, the kind of basic support provided by government programs like Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Special needs trusts pay for comforts and luxuries -- … [Read more...]
Long-Term Care Premium Deductibility Limits for 2008
The Internal Revenue Service has announced the 2008 limitations on the deductibility of long-term care insurance premiums from taxes. Premiums for "qualified" long-term care policies are treated as an unreimbursed medical expense. … [Read more...]
A New Year’s Resolution
It is customary to begin the New Year by tackling first those tasks that have been put off. As the holiday season winds down, why not begin the New Year by getting your estate in order? A revocable living trust might be the estate … [Read more...]
Law Brightens the Employment Picture for Those with Special Needs
The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability has found that only 26 percent of working-age adults with disabilities are employed either in a job or their own businesses. While a combination of federal initiatives, … [Read more...]
Buffett backs Estate Tax
Billionaire Warren Buffett urged Congress to preserve the estate tax, saying that plans to repeal it would benefit a handful of the richest American families and turn the country into a "plutocracy." Buffett, the chairman of … [Read more...]
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