Health Insurance Reform Latest News

Recently barred fast track resolution by the U.S. Supreme Court, opponents of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have resumed their legal quest to derail the law through the traditional Circuit Court route. Twenty-six states last week filed a motion in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta urging the court to strike down the … Read more

Basic Concept of 1031 Exchange Properties

Many owners and investors are only focused on buying and selling real estate that they haven’t really looked at the advantages when it comes to 1031 exchange that IRS offers to people. This article will discuss on the basic things that you need to know and how it is beneficial if you will learn more … Read more

Overseas Pension Information for Expats – Tax Havens For British Expats and Money Transfer

During the past decade over 5.5 million Brits have left the UK in search of a better life overseas. Many have been financially hit hard by the recent economic downturn and the weakening on the British pound. It has had a huge impact on incomes of those who rely heavily on a British pension or … Read more

Life Settlements and How They Affect Taxes

Understanding the tax implications of replacing or selling existing life insurance coverage will help shed some light on the options available to financial advisors and policy holders looking to capitalize on the hidden value in their life insurance plans. Policy holders need to know what the tax implications are for coverage payments in advance of … Read more

EB-5 Investor Visa (U.S. Tax Issues)

Co-authored by Jordan L. Eftekari, Esq. (1)     Introduction On November 2, 2007, the Wall Street Journal published an article: “Got 0,000?  The U.S. Awaits (Government’s EB-5 Program Offers Foreign Investors Green Cards for Job Creation)”. A Federal program known as EB-5 (Immigrant-Investor Visa), administered by the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (“USCIS”), encourages foreign investors … Read more