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How does community property law affect the federal income tax treatment of dividends received from corporate stock?
If state law characterizes the income as community income; the dividends are treated as having been received one-half by each spouse. This rule has been held to apply to dividend income received by a spouse as marital property under the Wisconsin Marital Property Act. If the dividends are characterized as separate property and the spouses file separate returns, each spouse reports his or her own separate income.
What type of trust is an irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT)?
An irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT) is a trust funded primarily by life insurance which cannot be modified, amended or revoked without the permission of the beneficiary. It is mechanism used in estate planning in which a grantor effectively removes all of his rights of ownership to the assets of the trust.
What vesting requirements apply to cash balance plans?
For plan years beginning after 2007, benefits in cash balance plans must be 100 percent vested after three years of service
What is a stock warrant?
A stock warrant is an instrument issued by a corporation granting the owner the right to buy a certain amount of stock at a specified price, usually for a limited time. In the case of the holder, a stock warrant is generally treated like an option.
What is deductible trade or business interest?
Trade or business interest, as the name suggests, includes any interest incurred in the conduct of a trade or business. So, for example, if a taxpayer borrows funds for working capital in a trade or business, the interest payments would be deductible to a certain extent. The 2017 tax reform legislation modified the tax treatment of trade or business income based upon whether the trade or business is organized as a corporation, or as a pass-through entity (i.e., a partnership or S corporation).
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