A few extra days to make 2011 IRA decisions

With the tax return deadline rapidly approaching, you still have time to make a 2011 contribution to an IRA. While you might choose to contribute to a Roth IRA because of the future tax savings available, a contribution to a traditional IRA may entitle you to an...

Bright idea doesn’t apply to S corporations

Paul DiMundo set up a corporation in 2002, had all of the shares issued to a custodial Roth IRA account and had the corporation elect to be taxed as an S corporation. An S corporation is generally not subject to tax. Instead, the income of the S corporation is taxed...

Litterers worse than tax cheats?

The message of a recent survey seems to be: Don’t get caught littering. Forbes magazine reports that the Shelton Group, a green marketing firm based in Knoxville, Tenn., had 1,105 Americans complete online surveys in an effort to find out what kind of...