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What's Wrong With A Federal Inheritance Tax?, Wendy Gerzog
What's Wrong With A Federal Inheritance Tax?, Wendy Gerzog
Wendy Gerzog
Scholars have proposed a federal inheritance tax as an alternative to the current federal transfer tax system, but there are serious flaws with that idea. Those problems include: (1) different tax rates and exemptions based on the decedent’s relationship to the beneficiary; (2) the lack of a tax on lifetime gratuitous transfers, including gifts with retained interests or control; (3) the persistence of most current valuation distortion abuses; and (4) significantly decreased compliance rates and increased administrative costs inherent in a system that taxes transferees on transactions that may be largely unmonitored.
This article reviews common characteristics of existing inheritance …
Carried Interest Reform For Hedge Fund Managers, John Ye
Carried Interest Reform For Hedge Fund Managers, John Ye
John Ye
Private investment managers’ compensation has been a hot topic since the 2012 presidential campaign. Candidate Romney’s tax returns were highly publicized by the media. Romney’s effective tax rate for his recent 2011 tax year was a paltry 14%.[1] Compared to the notional tax rates on ordinary income from 10% to 40%, this would seem too low for a well-off member of our society who made over $13 million in 2011.
Romney’s response was simply that it was not unfair because most of his income was derived from his investments. To discuss fully about the rationale behind why our tax …
Innocent Spouse Relief - Relief From The Sneaky Spouse, Corinna Marie Cicmanec
Innocent Spouse Relief - Relief From The Sneaky Spouse, Corinna Marie Cicmanec
Corinna Cicmanec
Innocent Spouse Relief: Relief from the Sneaky Spouse
This article discusses Internal Revenue Code § 6015, also known the as Innocent Spouse provision. This provision offers relief to spouses from the joint and several liability that stems from filing a joint return. Innocent Spouse Relief is available in certain situations when one spouse is “sneaky” in regards to disclosing financial information to the other spouse and the IRS. This article specifically analyzes how §6015 affects women, and the hurdles women face when filing successful claims. This paper explores the current problems with §6015 claims process, and suggests options for the …