I am a CPA specializing in helping busy business owners decrease the amount of time and energy they need to manage their accounting system. It’s tax preparation season, and like most business owners, ...
What if a husband and wife own a home together that increases in value by $500,000. When one spouse dies and the other owns the property themselves, do they receive a step-up in basis? Or do they only ...
Cost basis is the original purchase price of an asset. Tracking cost basis is key to tax-efficient investing. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...
What Is the Step-Up in Basis? The step-up in basis is a tax provision that helps beneficiaries lock in the cost basis of assets at the time they inherit them from a benefactor. Many assets such as ...
Cost basis affects capital gains taxes on investments. Cost basis varies by investment type and whether you purchased the asset or received it as a gift or inheritance. Optimizing cost basis can ...
The concept of basis is simple, but calculating basis for S corporation stock takes much of many CPA tax practitioners’ time and energy. Why is this the case? Basis measures the amount that the ...
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When individuals contribute assets to form a partnership, they must calculate each partner's basis in the partnership using two separate methods. Outside basis, or book basis, tracks each partner's ...
John Pitlosh, CFP, has worked 10+ years as a financial advisor for Investor Solutions and 4+ years as a financial plan case designer. Selling mutual funds can significantly impact your tax liabilities ...