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Small Business: Coping with the End of De Minimis Imports

Small businesses must now pay duties on low-value goods they could previously source inexpensively from China and elsewhere.

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Charitable Gifts of Life Insurance

Explains using life insurance to make meaningful charitable donations.

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Variable Annuities: Strategies to Help Counter Retirement Risks

Unlike retirement accounts, there are no federal contribution limits for variable annuities, and the investment gains won’t be taxed until they are withdrawn.

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Retroactive Social Security Benefits: A Chance to Turn Back Time

Beneficiaries who postpone claiming Social Security past full retirement age have the option of receiving a lump-sum payment for up to six months of benefits when they finally apply.

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Taxable Equivalent Yield

Calculate the rate of return you would have to receive from a taxable investment to realize an equivalent tax-exempt yield.

Estate Taxes

Use this calculator to estimate the federal estate taxes that could be due on your estate after you die.

Required Minimum Distributions

Estimate the annual required distribution from your traditional IRA or former employers retirement plan after you turn age 73.

Lease Payment

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