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NEWSLETTERS

Tax and Business Alert!

Early Tax Planning Strategies

• Investment and Retirement Strategies
• IRAs and Roth Accounts
• Tax Rate of 0 Percent on Capital Gains and Dividends
• Kiddie Tax Rules
• Wash Sales

Personal Income Tax Strategies

• Making Work Pay
• Sales Tax Deduction for New Car Purchase
• First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit
• Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)

Business Tax Strategies

• Retirement Plans for Your Business
• Section 179 Depreciation
• Bonus Depreciation Extended through 2009
• No Enhanced Deductions for Buildings and Other Structures
• Losses from Pass-Through Entities
• Lower Estimated Tax Payments for 2009
• Work Opportunity Credit Expanded for 2009 and 2010
• State Tax Credits
• Business Succession Planning

Estate & Gift Tax Planning Strategies

• Estate Planning
• Gift Tax

Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009

• Homebuyer Credit Extended
• Homebuyer Credit for “Long-Time Residents”
• Homebuyer Credit is Available to Higher Income Taxpayers
• New Home Price Limit for the Homebuyer Credit
• Other Homebuyer Credit Changes
• What Hasn't Changed

Summer 2010

• The Problem with Transaction Multiples
• Matrimonial Case Study: The Value of a Valuation
• Tax Court Revisits Case on LLCs as Estate Planning Tools

Winter 2010

• Goodwill Impairment Testing - Effect of the Latest Rules
• Why It's vital That You Know the Value of Your Business
• Case by Case - Court rules date of valuation is firm

Fall 2009

• Altered States: An Update on the Middle-Market Mergers and Acquisition Environment
• How to Put a Price Tag on Your Business
• Court Cases Address Active vs. Passive Participation Rules

Winter 2008 (PDF Format)

• Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
• New IRS Rules Govern Disclosure of Tax Return Information
• President's Reflections
• Meet Our Newest Contryman Professionals
• Business Solutions Process

Summer 2007 (PDF Format)

• Small Business and Work Opportunity Tax Act of 2007
• Tax Credits for Rural Jobs
• Meeting Advanced Client Needs
• Contractor Sales Tax Changes
• Advanced Livestock Tracker
• Nebraska Unicameral Tax Updates

Winter 2005 (PDF Format)

• Introducing Contryman Solutions
• New Office in Lexington
• College Funding Plans
• Tax Issues with 529 Plan Withdrawals
• Mel Abels Cited for More Than 50 Years
• Advanced Livestock Tracker II
• Thanks to Advisory Board Members
• Energy Tax Laws 2006
• Unemployment Tax Changes
• New Nebraska Charitable Tax Credit

Winter 2004 (PDF Format)

• New Location for Kearney Office
• Contryman Associates: A Spelling Lesson
• Method 10 Solutions
• Your Privacy
• Preventative Maintenance Program for Computers Saves Businesses Costly Down Time
• Message from the President

Fall 2005 (PDF Format)

• The Production Deduction
• Depreciation Incentive Update
• Prepaid Expense Guidelines

Spring 2005 (PDF Format)

• Planning Transfer of Ownership
• Beginning Farm Tax Credit Program
• More information on the Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Program can be found on the Nebraska Dept. of Agriculture’s web site at http://www.agr.state.ne.us/division/med/begfrm.htm. (article on page 2 of The Contryman Farm Account)

Winter 2004 (PDF Format)

• Developing an Estate Plan
• Estate Planning for Smaller Estates
• Investing in a 529 Plan
• Disability Protection
• Contryman Services

Sep-Oct 10 (PDF Format) Financial Steps for 60-Somethings An Intro to REITs 529 College Savings Plan FAQs

Jul-Aug 10 (PDF Format) Financial Tips for 50-somethings Health Insurance Reform Timeline

May-Jun 10 (PDF Format) Starting an IRA Plan for Your Business Municipal Bonds Five Financial Tips for 30- and 40- Somethings

Mar-Apr 10 (PDF Format) Securing a Stream of Retirement Income for Life with an Immediate Annuity Tips for Fighting Inflation Five Financial Goals for 20-Somethings

Jan-Feb 10 (PDF Format) Convert to a Roth IRA or Not Designing Your Charitable Gifts So They Benefit Charities and You Review Your Investment Plan Before Retirement

Nov-Dec 09 (PDF Format) 2009 Year-End Tax Planning Choosing Your Medicare Options Two Ways to take the Emotion Out of Investing