The Encyclopedia of Taxation & Tax Policy

The Encyclopedia of Taxation & Tax Policy

Author: Joseph J. Cordes

Publisher: The Urban Insitute

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 522

ISBN-13: 9780877667520

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"From adjusted gross income to zoning and property taxes, the second edition of The Encyclopedia of Taxation and Tax Policy offers the best and most complete guide to taxes and tax-related issues. More than 150 tax practitioners and administrators, policymakers, and academics have contributed. The result is a unique and authoritative reference that examines virtually all tax instruments used by governments (individual income, corporate income, sales and value-added, property, estate and gift, franchise, poll, and many variants of these taxes), as well as characteristics of a good tax system, budgetary issues, and many current federal, state, local, and international tax policy issues. The new edition has been completely revised, with 40 new topics and 200 articles reflecting six years of legislative changes. Each essay provides the generalist with a quick and reliable introduction to many topics but also gives tax specialists the benefit of other experts' best thinking, in a manner that makes the complex understandable. Reference lists point the reader to additional sources of information for each topic. The first edition of The Encyclopedia of Taxation and Tax Policy was selected as an Outstanding Academic Book of the Year (1999) by Choice magazine."--Publisher's website.


Capital Gains, Minimal Taxes

Capital Gains, Minimal Taxes

Author: Kaye A. Thomas

Publisher: Fairmark Press Inc.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0967498112

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A complete, authoritative guide to taxation of stocks, mutual funds and market-traded stock options.


The Charles Schwab Guide to Finances After Fifty

The Charles Schwab Guide to Finances After Fifty

Author: Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz

Publisher: Crown Currency

Published: 2014-04-01

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 0804137374

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Here at last are the hard-to-find answers to the dizzying array of financial questions plaguing those who are age fifty and older. The financial world is more complex than ever, and people are struggling to make sense of it all. If you’re like most people moving into the phase of life where protecting—as well as growing-- assets is paramount, you’re faced with a number of financial puzzles. Maybe you’re struggling to get your kids through college without drawing down your life’s savings. Perhaps you sense your nest egg is at risk and want to move into safer investments. Maybe you’re contemplating downsizing to a smaller home, but aren’t sure of the financial implications. Possibly, medical expenses have become a bigger drain than you expected and you need help assessing options. Perhaps you’ll shortly be eligible for social security but want to optimize when and how to take it. Whatever your specific financial issue, one thing is certain—your range of choices is vast. As the financial world becomes increasingly complex, what you need is deeply researched advice from professionals whose credentials are impeccable and who prize clarity and straightforwardness over financial mumbo-jumbo. Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz and the Schwab team have been helping clients tackle their toughest money issues for decades. Through Carrie’s popular “Ask Carrie” columns, her leadership of the Charles Schwab Foundation, and her work across party lines through two White House administrations and with the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability, she has become one of America’s most trusted sources for financial advice. Here, Carrie will not only answer all the questions that keep you up at night, she’ll provide answers to many questions you haven’t considered but should.


The Labyrinth of Capital Gains Tax Policy

The Labyrinth of Capital Gains Tax Policy

Author: Leonard Burman

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13:

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" Few issues in tax policy are as divisive as the capital gains tax. Should capital gains--the increase in value of assets such as stocks or businesses--be taxed at all? If so, when should they be taxed--when they are earned, or when they are realized? Should taxes be adjusted for inflation? And should gains be taxed at both the individual and corporate levels? In this book, Leonard Burman cuts through the political rhetoric to present the facts about capital gains. He begins by explaining the complex rules that govern the taxation of capital gains, examines the kinds of assets that produce them, and the factors that can lead to gains or losses. He then reviews the effects of capital gains taxation on saving and investment and considers the arguments for and against indexing capital gains taxes for inflation, as well as other options for altering the current system. "


Trust Taxation

Trust Taxation

Author: Emma Chamberlain

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 1679

ISBN-13: 9780414043350

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Trust Taxation covers the taxation of UK resident and non-resident trusts explaining in detail the income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax treatment of the various different types of trusts. The book covers the tax consequences of creating and ending a trust, as well as the tax issues to consider during the lifetime of each type of trust and on distributions to beneficiaries. Part 1 contains an overview of trust law including recent case law on Hastings Bass, the categorisation of foreign entities, the new domicile and residence proposals and case law on residence and domicile generally. It also summaries the tax rules for foreign domiciliaries. Parts 2 to 4 explain the relevant legislation in detail as it relates to trusts, including discussion of entrepreneurs' relief, rollover relief, reservation of benefit, excluded property and relevant property trusts. Part 5 deals with special situations, including the family home, chattels, employee benefit trusts, pilot trusts, bare trusts, disabled trusts, will drafting, variations, business property relief and agricultural property relief, divorce and trusts.