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Family Limited Partnership Valuation Discounts in 2026: How Wealthy Families Quietly Shave 25–40% Off Estate and Gift Tax Bills

A practical 2026 guide to Family Limited Partnership valuation discounts — how high-net-worth families combine 10–25% lack-of-control and 20–35% lack-of-marketability discounts to cut estate and gift tax exposure, with worked numerical examples, the IRC Section 2036 traps that have collapsed estates in Tax Court, setup costs, and the bookkeeping required to defend the structure on audit.

Mike Thrift

estate-planningtax-planningpartnerships
13 минути четене

FDII and Form 8993: How U.S. C Corporations Hit a 13.125% Effective Tax Rate on Foreign Sales

A working guide to the FDII (now FDDEI) deduction on Form 8993 — which U.S. C corporations qualify, how the Section 250 math drops the effective federal rate to 13.125% on foreign-derived income, the taxable income limitation, documentation the IRS expects, and how OBBBA simplifies the calculation starting in 2026 by removing the QBAI step and expense allocations.

Mike Thrift

taxtax-deductionstax-planning
14 минути четене

Form 1041 Decoded: Why Trusts Hit 37% at $15,200 and How DNI Saves Beneficiaries

Trusts hit the top 37% federal bracket at just $15,200 of taxable income, while a single individual does not until $609,350. This guide walks fiduciaries through Form 1041, distributable net income (DNI), Schedule K-1 allocations, the separate share rule, and the 65-day election used to shift income to beneficiaries at lower rates.

Mike Thrift

trustestate-planningtax-planning
10 минути четене

Form 1099-DA: What Crypto Investors and Exchanges Need to Know About the IRS's New Digital Asset Tax Form

Form 1099-DA, the IRS's first dedicated information return for digital asset broker transactions, is being issued for tax year 2025 during the 2026 filing season. A practical guide to the broker definition, the DeFi carve-out, the 2025 gross-proceeds-only phase-in versus 2026 basis reporting, the wallet-by-wallet basis tracking rule, and how to reconcile the form to your own records before filing.

Mike Thrift

crypto-taxesirs-reportingdigital-assets
10 минути четене

Form 5498 Decoded: The IRA Tax Form You Never File but Should Read Line by Line

Form 5498 reports IRA contributions, rollovers, Roth conversions, and the December 31 fair market value, and arrives in late May after you have already filed. A box-by-box reading of the fourteen lines, how to reconcile each with Forms 1099-R, 8606, and 5329, and the specific traps that trigger CP2000 notices and the 6% excess-contribution penalty.

Mike Thrift

iraretirement-savingstax-compliance
11 минути четене

Form 8283 Noncash Charitable Contributions: A Donor's Guide to the $5,000 Qualified Appraisal Threshold and IRS Substantiation Rules

Form 8283 is required when total noncash charitable contributions exceed $500. Above $5,000, donors need a USPAP-compliant qualified appraisal and three signatures on Section B; over $500,000 the full appraisal attaches to the return. Section 170(o) can claw the deduction back if the charity disposes of tangible property within three years, and the 40% gross valuation misstatement penalty has no reasonable-cause defense.

Mike Thrift

charitable-givingtax-deductionstax-compliance
12 минути четене

Form 8886 Reportable Transactions: The 75 Percent Penalty Hiding in Your Tax Return

Form 8886 discloses reportable transactions to the IRS. Missing it triggers a Section 6707A penalty up to $200,000 per year for entities and keeps the assessment statute open indefinitely on listed transactions under Section 6501(c)(10). This guide breaks down the five categories, the penalty math, filing mechanics, and the foreign currency loss trap that catches accidental filers.

Mike Thrift

taxtax-compliancecompliance
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