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☆ Trump's tax plan is uncertain for 2025 — here are key lessons from his 2017 tax overhaul
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

President Donald J. Trump signs the Tax Cut and Reform Bill in the Oval Office at The White House in Washington, DC on December 22, 2017. Brendan Smialowski | AFP via Getty ImagesLast-minute tax strategiesWithout action from Congress, trillions of tax breaks enacted via the TCJA will expire after 2025, including lower tax brackets, bigger standard deductions, a more generous child tax credit and a higher estate and gift tax exemption, among other provisions. 'Be ready and positioned' for changesWith several pending tax law provisions, many advisors urge clients to avoid irreversible tax plan changes until final legislation is signed into law. My preference is always to go with what we know will be true versus what could be true in the future. While extending the higher estate tax exemption could be more likely under a Republican-controlled Congress, there were several 11th-hour changes back in 2017.

Persons: Donald J, Brendan Smialowski, Duncan Campbell, Baker, Ryan Losi, Losi Organizations: Trump, White, AFP, Getty, Republicans, Piascik, Republican Locations: Washington , DC, California , New Jersey, New York

☆ This is the best tax bracket for a Roth IRA conversion, advisors say
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Eleganza | E+ | Getty ImagesThe best tax brackets for Roth conversionsWhen crunching the numbers for a Roth conversion, you'll want to consider how the transfer impacts your current tax bracket, according to Tommy Lucas, a certified financial planner and enrolled agent at Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo in Orlando, Florida. If you can stay within the 12% tax bracket or lower, "that's a no-brainer, 99% of the time," he said. "If we can convert and still stay in the 24% bracket or lower, I'm a thumbs up," he said. Weigh rebalancing in lower-income yearsWhen completing a Roth conversion, advisors typically aim to fill a specific tax bracket with income without spilling into the next one. For example, if you're sitting on a large brokerage account with sizable gains, you could leverage your lower tax brackets to rebalance your portfolio, he said.

Persons: Roth, Tommy Lucas, Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo, Ryan Losi, greenlight Roth, Lucas Locations: Orlando , Florida

☆ 4 red flags for an IRS tax audit — and how to avoid the 'audit lottery,' according to tax pros
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

But everyday filers could still face an audit — and certain issues are more prone to IRS scrutiny, experts say. Audit rates of individual income tax returns decreased for all income levels from tax years 2010 to 2019, largely due to lower IRS funding, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office. Here are some of the biggest IRS audit red flags. Unreasonable tax breaksAnother red flag could be excessive deductions compared to what's considered normal for your income level, according to Losi. Earned income tax creditThe earned income tax credit, a tax break for low- to moderate-income workers, has historically been scrutinized "because the refundable part attracts certain bad actors," said Steber.

Persons: Ryan Losi, Mark Steber, Jackson Hewitt, Steber, what's, Losi, Erin Collins Organizations: Getty, IRS, Office, NEC, lotto, Center, filers Locations: Syracuse, U.S

☆ Here's how to report 2022 crypto losses on your tax return
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

But if you're still recovering from last year's losses, it may be possible to score a tax break on your 2022 return. The crypto market plunged by nearly $1.4 trillion in 2022 after a series of bankruptcies, liquidity issues and the collapse of FTX, one of the biggest crypto exchanges. If you're itching to claim a crypto loss on your taxes, there are a few things to know, experts say. Offset gains with crypto lossesOne of the silver linings of plummeting assets is the chance to leverage tax-loss harvesting, or using losses to offset gains. If your crypto losses exceed other investment gains and $3,000 of regular income, you can use the rest in subsequent years, Greene-Lewis said.

☆ After a tough year for crypto, here's how to handle losses on your tax return
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Plus, there's currently no "wash sale rule" for crypto. The rule blocks the tax break if you buy a "substantially identical" asset 30 days before or after the sale. If your crypto losses exceed other investment gains and $3,000 of regular income, you can use the rest in subsequent years, Greene-Lewis said. But it's easy to lose track of carryover losses and miss future opportunities to lower taxes, she warned. If you wind up getting, say, 10% back after claiming a bad debt deduction, that 10% becomes regular income.

☆ Oscar-nominated 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' features an IRS ordeal, but here's what really happens in an audit, according to tax pros
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

But audits have been rare, according to Ryan Losi, a certified public accountant and executive vice president of CPA firm Piascik. "I have maybe two or three a year, and that's with 600 clients," he said. Typically, the IRS uses software to assign a numeric score to returns, and when the rating is high enough, it may be flagged for an audit, explained Michael Prinzo, managing principal of tax at CliftonLarsonAllen. During the fiscal year 2022, 85% of IRS audits occurred by correspondence, according to the Syracuse University report. Michael Prinzo managing principal of tax at CliftonLarsonAllen

☆ Here's how the BlockFi bankruptcy may affect your crypto taxes for 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Photo by LanaStock via Getty ImagesWhy crypto investors may have a tax billDespite recent losses, "gains from earlier in the year are still on the books," Gordon said. Typically, crypto trading is more active when the market is going up, and that's when you are more likely to incur gains, he said. If you're sitting on crypto losses, there may be a silver lining: the chance to offset 2022 gains or carry losses forward to reduce profits in future years, Gordon explained. The strategy, known as tax-loss harvesting, may apply to digital currency gains, or other assets, such as year-end mutual fund payouts. How the FTX collapse and BlockFi bankruptcy may affect your taxes

☆ It's been a rough year for crypto — but investors still may have a tax bill. Here's how to prepare
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

damircudic | Gettywatch nowThe IRS defines cryptocurrency as property for tax purposes, and you must pay levies on the difference between the purchase and sales price. How to reduce your crypto tax billSince reaching an all-time high of more than $68,000 in November 2021, the price of bitcoin has dropped by more than three-quarters, plunging below $17,000 as of Nov. 15. If you're sitting on crypto losses, there may be a silver lining: the chance to offset 2022 gains or carry losses forward to reduce profits in future years, Gordon explained. The strategy, known as tax-loss harvesting, may apply to digital currency gains, or other assets, such as year-end mutual fund payouts. After reducing investment gains, you can use up to $3,000 of losses per year to offset regular income.

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