Your Florida TRIM Notice Arrived. Why Did Your Property Assessment Increase?

A higher number on a Florida TRIM notice can result from a rising market, a transfer that reset an assessment cap, a new improvement, or a lost exemption. Learn how to identify the cause and protect your rights before the VAB deadline.
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Special Needs Trusts in Florida: Protecting Public Benefits for an Adult Child with a Disability

Discover how a Special Needs Trust in Florida can protect public benefits like SSI and Medicaid for an adult child with a disability, while securing their financial future.
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Could Your Business Benefit From a Buy-Sell Agreement?

Buy-sell agreements decide who may become an owner, at what price, and with what money, when death, disability, divorce, or departure changes a business. This guide explains the three common purchase structures, valuation and funding, and what Connelly v. United States changed.
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Charitable Trusts: How CRTs and CLTs Work, What They Save, and Where Their Limits Lie

Charitable remainder trusts (CRTs) and charitable lead trusts (CLTs) offer distinct ways to support philanthropic causes while managing income and reducing estate taxes. This guide explains how both work under 2026 tax rules, helping you choose the right approach for your family.
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Federal Tax Opinion Letters: What They Are, What They Do, and How They Are Used

A comprehensive guide to understanding federal tax opinion letters, including confidence levels, penalty protections, and when to request one for your tax planning
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Does the Clock Stop, or Just Move? The Question Behind the July 10, 2026 Deadline

Whether Section 7508A tolls a deadline or merely postpones it can decide whether your refund claim is still alive.
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The Overlooked Money: COVID-Era IRS Interest May Be Bigger Than the Penalties

Penalties get the headlines, but COVID-era IRS underpayment and overpayment interest may hold the largest and least-settled recovery for taxpayers.
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Businesses and Payroll Taxes: A COVID-Era IRS Refund Angle Many Owners Miss

Failure-to-deposit and late-filing penalties on payroll and business returns during the pandemic may be recoverable too. Learn why the July 10, 2026 deadline is critical for business owners.
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IRS Letter 226-J and the Employer Shared Responsibility Payment: What Every Employer Should Understand Before Paying the IRS

A proposed ESRP is not a final bill, and the IRS calculation is frequently wrong. Learn how the penalty works and how a fact-based response can reduce or eliminate it.
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Florida Community Property Trusts: A Powerful Basis-Planning Tool, But Not a Free Lunch

A Florida Community Property Trust may unlock a double step-up in basis for married couples, but it must be weighed against tenants by the entirety creditor protection.
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