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Massachusetts ‘Millionaires’ Tax Applies to Sudden Wealth Events

Darrow Wealth Management

Excluding any improvements they made to the home, realtor fees, etc., The surtax will increase the Massachusetts tax liability by $68,000 on the sale of their home. Further, if you weren’t planning to sell the asset, it’s usually not advisable to do so for tax reasons alone. Consider an installment sale.

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Does being a fiduciary financial advisor REALLY matter – or is it “meh?”

Sara Grillo

The standard, however, is often used haphazardly, invoked as a sales tool by dual-registered advisors who want to virtue signal, only to be abandoned in a legal context by those same advisors who backpedal into being “just a salesperson.” Let’s talk about it. It’s about how you behave and the operational standards you follow.