Brown Advisory

JUNE 12, 2017

2017 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meeting achen Mon, 06/12/2017 - 15:11 Thousands of people come to Omaha each spring for the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders’ meeting to hear the insights of Warren Buffett and Charles Munger, Buffett’s longtime business partner. Corporate taxes were about 4% of GDP then and 2% now.

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Brown Advisory

JUNE 12, 2017

2017 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meeting. Mon, 06/12/2017 - 15:11. Corporate Tax Cut Potential to Benefit Berkshire. Asked how much a reduction in corporate tax rates would benefit Berkshire, Buffett explained that the benefit varied for each business in which Berkshire is invested.

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Harness Wealth

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In this guide from Harness Tax , we’ll explore why cybersecurity is increasingly important in the accounting industry, delve into the types of cybersecurity risks, and offer a set of best practices for risk management. According to a 2023 report from the Deloitte Center for Controllership , 34.5%

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eMoney Advisor

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

With proactive legal and financial advice, the conflict over his name and likeness, large tax bill, and lengthy settlement process wouldn’t have been a foregone conclusion. A judge declared that his six siblings were his official heirs in 2017, but two of them died before the estate was officially settled.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 14, 2023

In addition, the best month of market performance since the end of 2017 (April 2020) coincided with the largest differential in analyst upgrades versus downgrades the month prior (March 2020). This ties for the fourth greatest negative monthly differential between upgrades and downgrades (-10) since the end of 2017.

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

This year, two factors will be important considerations in our year-end planning work: 1) current market dynamics (specifically, ongoing market volatility, low interest rates and a flat yield curve), and 2) the 2017 tax overhaul and our ongoing integration of new tax rules into clients’ long-term plans. Non-Taxable Gifts.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Historically, tax treatment—specifically, the ability to deduct various expenses of a family office for tax purposes—was often the critical factor that decided whether a captive family office made financial sense. RELEVANT LEGAL ISSUES—A BRIEF REVIEW The 2017 Tax Act.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Historically, tax treatment—specifically, the ability to deduct various expenses of a family office for tax purposes—was often the critical factor that decided whether a captive family office made financial sense. The 2017 Tax Act. Ultimately, each family and its trusted advisors need to make its own determination.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Historically, tax treatment—specifically, the ability to deduct various expenses of a family office for tax purposes—was often the critical factor that decided whether a captive family office made financial sense. The 2017 Tax Act. Ultimately, each family and its trusted advisors need to make its own determination.

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

This year, two substantive factors—the 2017 tax overhaul and rising interest rates—will be important considerations in our year-end planning work. As we discuss below, the new tax law offers a number of opportunities for adjusting long-term plans. THE NEW TAX LAW. The 2017 tax overhaul was broad in scope.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 14, 2023

In addition, the best month of market performance since the end of 2017 (April 2020) coincided with the largest differential in analyst upgrades versus downgrades the month prior (March 2020). This ties for the fourth greatest negative monthly differential between upgrades and downgrades (-10) since the end of 2017.

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Darrow Wealth Management

MARCH 29, 2024

If you have incentive stock options, you’ve probably heard of the alternative minimum tax (AMT). Essentially, the alternative minimum tax is a prepayment of taxes. The credit reduces your tax liability to reflect prepaid tax. Early sales of ISOs are taxed in the regular tax system.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Family Wealth Transfer Options achen Mon, 10/16/2017 - 10:49 Families can use a variety of strategies to reduce their estate tax burden. By using various exemptions and exclusions, you can gift a certain amount of assets to your family members without triggering gift taxes, thereby reducing the size of your taxable estate.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Mon, 10/16/2017 - 10:49. Families can use a variety of strategies to reduce their estate tax burden. By using various exemptions and exclusions, you can gift a certain amount of assets to your family members without triggering gift taxes, thereby reducing the size of your taxable estate. Family Wealth Transfer Options.

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Zoe Financial

JULY 1, 2024

which is the lowest since 2017). The gains have been led by technology stocks, communication services, and financials. Nothing in these materials is intended to serve as personalized tax and/or investment advice since the availability and effectiveness of any strategy is dependent upon your individual facts and circumstances.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 16, 2017

How We Advise Clients With Concentrated Positions achen Mon, 10/16/2017 - 10:00 “Strategic advice” is a very open-ended term, but when we use it, we have a specific meaning in mind. At some point, many of these clients face a similar dilemma: Holding that asset may create meaningful risk, but selling it would create a meaningful tax event.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Mon, 10/16/2017 - 10:00. At some point, many of these clients face a similar dilemma: Holding that asset may create meaningful risk, but selling it would create a meaningful tax event. How We Advise Clients With Concentrated Positions. Strategic advice” is a very open-ended term, but when we use it, we have a specific meaning in mind.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Philanthropic Options achen Mon, 10/16/2017 - 11:19 Philanthropic giving is an essential component of many of our clients’ long-term financial plans. However, making an in-kind gift of highly appreciated securities can often be a better solution from an income-tax perspective. A better solution would be to gift that stock directly.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Mon, 10/16/2017 - 11:19. However, making an in-kind gift of highly appreciated securities can often be a better solution from an income-tax perspective. When making an outright gift, you are generally entitled to an income tax deduction for the value of the gift (subject to income limitations). Philanthropic Options.

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Brown Advisory

AUGUST 1, 2019

Indeed, a Roth conversion has the potential to generate greater wealth than a traditional IRA during an individual’s or couple’s lifetime, and it can play a meaningful role in providing tax advantages to heirs throughout their lifetime as well. RMDs from a traditional IRA are taxed as ordinary income.

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Brown Advisory

AUGUST 1, 2019

Indeed, a Roth conversion has the potential to generate greater wealth than a traditional IRA during an individual’s or couple’s lifetime, and it can play a meaningful role in providing tax advantages to heirs throughout their lifetime as well. RMDs from a traditional IRA are taxed as ordinary income.

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Brown Advisory

MAY 3, 2018

The tax-exempt status of municipal bond income has helped to mitigate price erosion when rates rise, as each dollar of interest earned from a municipal bond is worth more to many buyers than a dollar of taxable income. These steps contributed greatly to our relative performance in 2017, particularly in the fourth quarter.

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Brown Advisory

MAY 3, 2018

The tax-exempt status of municipal bond income has helped to mitigate price erosion when rates rise, as each dollar of interest earned from a municipal bond is worth more to many buyers than a dollar of taxable income. These steps contributed greatly to our relative performance in 2017, particularly in the fourth quarter.

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Brown Advisory

JUNE 23, 2016

Still, he said, he expects to see a better balance in 2017 between oil supply and demand. This communication and any accompanying documents are confidential and privileged. Oil would need to rise to about $60 per barrel to induce an increase in production, he said, predicting that $100-per-barrel oil is unlikely to be the norm.

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Brown Advisory

JUNE 23, 2016

Still, he said, he expects to see a better balance in 2017 between oil supply and demand. This communication and any accompanying documents are confidential and privileged. Oil would need to rise to about $60 per barrel to induce an increase in production, he said, predicting that $100-per-barrel oil is unlikely to be the norm.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Investment Planning Options achen Mon, 10/16/2017 - 10:24 The decision to sell or hold a concentrated position may sound simple, but these situations are often more complex than they appear. They require the investor to reconcile investment dynamics, tax considerations and a variety of subjective, emotional factors.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Mon, 10/16/2017 - 10:24. They require the investor to reconcile investment dynamics, tax considerations and a variety of subjective, emotional factors. Taxes: What are the tax consequences if the position is sold? Investment Planning Options. Does it have limited daily trading volume?

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The Big Picture

AUGUST 8, 2022

A lot of the — even the innovations, the things that are wonderful that we take for granted, the fact that our email goes for free that all of a sudden we have all these communication technologies. In this country, we subsidize homeownership only if you borrow through taxes. RITHOLTZ: Is technology any better? RITHOLTZ: Gotcha.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Building A Portfolio To Offset Position Risk achen Mon, 10/16/2017 - 11:53 For years, our firm has built equity strategies that fit squarely into traditional style boxes, like “U.S. Tax considerations may outweigh the risk of the position losing market value, and other factors may also come into play in the decision to hold the position.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Mon, 10/16/2017 - 11:53. Tax considerations may outweigh the risk of the position losing market value, and other factors may also come into play in the decision to hold the position. Building A Portfolio To Offset Position Risk. For years, our firm has built equity strategies that fit squarely into traditional style boxes, like “U.S.

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

As 2015 comes to a close, we remind our clients and friends of how important it is take time to review new tax rules, consider tax-saving opportunities and review investment and asset-protection plans before year’s end. In this letter, we outline a number of tax-saving and other opportunities to consider before the close of the year.

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Brown Advisory

MAY 10, 2018

After an unnaturally serene 2017, volatility roared back into equity markets this year, fueled by worries over interest rates, inflation, tariffs and data privacy. imports of washing machines and solar panels (see chart below) in 2017 accounted for approximately 0.4% trillion in imports in 2017) and an even smaller slice of U.S.

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Brown Advisory

MAY 10, 2018

After an unnaturally serene 2017, volatility roared back into equity markets this year, fueled by worries over interest rates, inflation, tariffs and data privacy. imports of washing machines and solar panels (see chart below) in 2017 accounted for approximately 0.4% trillion in imports in 2017) and an even smaller slice of U.S.

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Brown Advisory

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Houston suffered tremendous losses from Hurricane Harvey in 2017, and each hurricane season brings renewed potential for flooding and other storm-related disasters. The 2018 National Climate Assessment 1 states that the city’s temperature may break 100 degrees on as many as 150 days per year by the end of the century.

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Brown Advisory

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Houston suffered tremendous losses from Hurricane Harvey in 2017, and each hurricane season brings renewed potential for flooding and other storm-related disasters. The 2018 National Climate Assessment 1 states that the city’s temperature may break 100 degrees on as many as 150 days per year by the end of the century.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 27, 2023

Source: SVB Financial Group, Annual Reports 2017-2022. Any business or tax discussion contained in this communication is not intended as a thorough, in-depth analysis of specific issues. Brown Advisory does not render legal or tax advice. What they assume in its place is interest-rate risk.

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Brown Advisory

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Uniting Around a Legacy: Generational Wealth Transfer achen Mon, 02/13/2017 - 14:02 Young investors face a critical set of decision points in their early years of independence. It was a highly rewarding outcome for all parties.

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