Harry W. Laughlin III (Wis)
Harry W. (Wis) Laughlin III
Wis is a 2017-21 Super Lawyer in Taxation, former IRS tax attorney and Accredited Estate Planner, ranked AV Preeminent 5/5 on Martindale.com.
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Real Estate, Investments May 2018
TAX REFORM Individual landlords and partners owning real estate should qualify for the new 20% deduction from Qualified Business Income. See the business article above. In the future I hope to have some examples for readers. Meanwhile Installment Sales and … Continue reading
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Mind Your Business WW2018_5
Full service: reminder. As a former in-house counsel, I can advise you on business transactions! In fact I am working on two business sales even as we speak. TAX REFORM. Much of what I said about withholding above applies as well … Continue reading
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INDIVIDUAL TAX PLANNING May 2018
Tax Reform – Trick or Treat Tax Reform is going to help most of my clients, but it is also going to have unexpected consequences for most everybody. To make taxes “easy and effective” for my clients I included a … Continue reading
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ESTATE PLANNING WW 2018_5
WHAT DID TAX REFORM DO TO YOU? Tax Reform increased the estate and gift tax exemption for individuals to $5.6 million (up from $5.49 million). So a married couple can shelter $11.2 million between them. This means 99% of my … Continue reading
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How does Tax Reform affect you in 2018?
a short summary of the 2018 tax law after Tax Reform Continue reading
Tax Reform Individuals 2017_12
Tax Reform — the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act), is effective in 2018 with a few exceptions. In this article, Wis explains some key provisions and makes a few suggestions to save taxes this year and next year. … Continue reading
REAL ESTATE, INVESTMENTS WW2017_11
First Tax Reform and then we will get into some things you must do to help you this time of year. Tax Reform keeps the 3.8% tax on investment income for higher-income taxpayers. See my Tax Summary. Tax Reform likewise … Continue reading
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Estate Planning 2017_11
WANT IT EASY AND EFFECTIVE? Let’s talk about Tax Reform and then talk about what you need to do the rest of this year. Tax Reform proposes to END the federal estate tax. Finally, estate planners can concentrate on family … Continue reading
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Mind your Business 2017_11
MORE THAN JUST TAX SOLUTIONS Again, let’s discuss Tax Reform and then I will tell you ways to help your business the rest of this year. As a former corporate counsel and former IRS attorney, I can be your one-stop … Continue reading
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Individual Tax Tips 2017_11
Let’s talk a little about Tax Reform and then get into some things you should do this time of year. Tax Reform should overall benefit individuals with lower tax rates and higher standard deductions although specifics are uncertain. It looks … Continue reading
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