October 2014 - The Tax Adviser

The research credit under Sec. 41 (when in effect) and the orphan drug credit under Sec. 45C are sometimes available for the same expenses incurred during the development of pharmaceuticals. Understanding how the credits work and how to maximize the benefit from both of them when they are both available can reduce taxes for eligible companies.

This article discusses opportunities for traders in securities and commodities to dramatically decrease the U.S. federal income tax they owe on trading gains by relocating to Puerto Rico.

This is the second in a two-part article examining developments in estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax and trust income tax between June 2013 and May 2014. This article covers trust developments, the taxation of trusts under the new 3.8% net investment income tax, President Barack Obama’s estate and gift tax proposals, and inflation adjustments for 2014.