What is the difference between carryover basis and a step-up in basis? Q.What is the difference between carryover basis and a step-up in basis? A.The difference is whether heirs who sell an inherited asset will pay tax on the capital gains from the time the asset was originally purchased or from the time it was inherited. The difference in tax liability could be quite large. Read more about What is the difference between carryover basis and a step-up in basis?
What is the Fair Tax? Q.What is the Fair Tax? A.The Fair Tax Act of 2023 (HR 25) would replace the federal individual income tax, corporate income tax, payroll taxes, and the estate and gift tax with a national retail sales tax. Read more about What is the Fair Tax?
What is a wealth tax? Q.What is a wealth tax? A.A wealth tax is imposed on the value of some or all of a taxpayer’s assets, such as stocks, real estate, and businesses. At the federal level, the United States does not have a wealth tax, and many other countries have repealed wealth taxes because of administrative challenges. Read more about What is a wealth tax?