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Recent Commentary

Making Gifts to a Brother

By Renaissance
Monday, November 1, 2010
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This case study illustrates how a donor can use a gift annuity to provide a fixed income stream to a relative for life, while at the same time reducing taxes and benefiting charity.

Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

In a Second Report issued pursuant to Executive Order 13789 ("Executive Order"), Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin recommends specific actions to mitigate the burden imposed on taxpayers by various regulations.

TIGTA Scrutinizes IRS' Standards for EO Review

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration's issued a 2017 Report ("2017 Report") addressing IRS' use of selected criteria to identify tax-exempt applications. This report was developed as a follow-up to a 2013 Report ("2013 Report"), which concluded the IRS used inappropriate criteria to select tax-exempt applications for further review.

Making Planned Giving Work for Business Owners

By Jonathan Ackerman
Thursday, September 29, 2005

Entrepreneurs are six times as generous with their wealth as inheritors who have the same net worth. As a charitable gift planner, you get to see their strong preferences and unique opportunities. This article explains how to integrate succession planning and philanthropic planning; spot opportunities for implementing charitable gift planning to meet a business owner’s needs; and recognize practical solutions and exceptions to the technical obstacles to get the gift done.