Stephanie Dietz

Decorative pattern

All about dividend taxation

Ask an average person what a dividend is and, if they don’t know, they’ll at least say it’s something positive. For the most part, they’d be right. Dividends are distributions of a corporation’s after-tax earnings to its shareholders. They’re optional to distribute, but corporations often use them to entice or pay shareholders. Dividend taxation can […]

By Stephanie Dietz |April 13, 2017

4 min read

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Understanding dividends

Understand what a dividend is, and how various types are taxed

By Stephanie Dietz |April 10, 2017

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How to reduce the alternative minimum tax

Minimum tax pares back the advantages associated with certain deductions, credits and tax shelters that reduce taxable income.

By Stephanie Dietz |March 10, 2017

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