Reducing Taxes By Minding Your Cost Basis
by Christine | May 17, 2012 | Capital Gains | 0 comments
The cost of being lazy about cost-basis elections seems particularly high right now, given that the markets have generally been trending upward as the new regulations have gone into effect. Investing and taxation can be tricky things, especially if you have been...Selling Your Family Business with The Tax Wind At Your Back
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