Angela Tang, CPA Estate and Trust Supervisor Election day on November 3rd is upon us, and the outcome may determine the future landscape for Estate and Gift Tax policy for next year and beyond. High Net Worth Individuals (HNW) should consider the potential changes for individual lifetime estate and gift tax exemption amounts and take appropriate actions to meet their individual estate tax planning goals. Currently, individuals are able to gift or bequest $11.58 million, free of estate and gift taxes, to their beneficiaries. The amounts will sunset after 2025 to $5 million (inflation indexed) as part of the
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Monthly Archives October 2020
WFY Welcomes New Audit Staff Member
Wright Ford Young & Co. is expanding! We would like to introduce Teresa Gerhold as our newest addition to our Audit Department. WFY is pleased to welcome Teresa to our team. Teresa Gerhold This week, Teresa joined WFY as Audit Staff in our Audit Department. She graduated from Chapman University in May with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a minor in Data Analytics. Her previous experience in accounting includes a tax internship in the Bay Area. After taking an audit class in the Fall of 2019, Teresa decided to pursue her career in audit instead. In her downtime, she
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Partner Andy Bautista Featured in Podcast Discussing COVID-19 Topics
As we continue through this global COVID-19 pandemic, challenges can arise for businesses that were not visible a few months ago. Our Tax Partner, Andy Bautista, recently contributed to a podcast that discusses common challenges that businesses are facing throughout the pandemic. In this episode of The Business Talks Podcast, Andy begins his discussion on the important tax impacts this year at the 8 minute mark of the podcast. He touches base on topics such as tax planning for 2020, PPP loans, higher potential tax rates with an administration change, and more. Andy joined other local business specialists Michael Krengel,
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