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A Reality Check on AI

While computers have only been around since the 1950s, our fascination with artificial intelligence goes all the way back to early recorded human history. As a species, we can’t help but want to proje...
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Different Ways to Give

Philanthropy is top-of-mind for many of our clients during the holiday season. In this theme, we are pleased to republish an article that Ken Dike, ou...
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Goodbye to the Stretch-IRA and Hello to Testamentary Charitable Gift Annuities and Testamentary Charitable Remainder Trusts

The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act) that went into effect at the beginning of 2020 aims to expand, preserve, an...
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Planned Giving Tools for Meeting Your Philanthropic Goals

"Planned giving" is a broad term for charitable gifts made in conjunction with an individual’s financial or estate plan. These gifts are usually infre...
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Giving Under the New Tax Law: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

We can only either spend or save the income we receive. And, since you can’t take it with you, income that is initially “saved” must eventually be “sp...
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Yearend Charitable Giving Tax Planning

As we approach yearend, charitable gift planning becomes more crucial as the deadline for making a current year gift draws near. The year of the gift ...
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California-Required Gift Annuity Reserves Change in Assumptions

The California Department of Insurance has changed the way gift annuity reserves are calculated. The required reserve for gift annuities received afte...
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Application of the 3.8% Medicare Tax on Investment Income to Distributions from Charitable Remainder Trusts and Gift Annuities

The "Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010," which amended the "Affordable Care Act," created a 3.8% tax on net investment income recei...
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Year-end Charitable Giving Considerations

As we approach the end of 2014, there are several charitable deduction issues to consider, a few of which will be discussed in this article. First, as...
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2013 Tax Rates and Charitable Giving

Beginning in 2013, changes in the tax code increased the tax benefits of charitable giving by raising the tax rates assessed "high-income" taxpayers.
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