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I am a trustee of a complex trust as well as the primary beneficiary.
All income is distributed to the primary beneficiary annually.

I received a payment from the trust for reimbursement expenses and for payment of my time as trustee.
Is any or all of this taxable income to me?
Can the trust give me a gift up to $13,000 annually?
Is the reimbursement treated differently than the compensation for services?
Does it need to show on the K1?

Can the trust give a secondary beneficiary a gift without issuing a K1 to the secondary beneficiary?

Thank you. If you have any IRS sources that would be helpful.

This is a retirement pension but I do not qualify for social security for another year. This income was taxed. Why is it treated differently than social security?

This is a retirement pension but I do not qualify for social security for another year. This income was taxed. Why is it treated differently than social security?

This is a retirement pension but I do not qualify for social security for another year. This income was taxed. Why is it treated differently than social security?

Any ideas to save on income tax before one has to start making withdrawals from IRA?
I thought one way would be if you're 67 years old and you know you will have major medical expenses in these next 2 years, should you withdraw some out of your IRA since you will be able to deduct the medical expenses from your taxes? Otherwise, if you wait till 70 1/2, then you will not have the deduction benefit.
Any other ways to save income tax when you start making IRA withdrawals?

Any ideas to save on income tax before one has to start making withdrawals from IRA?
I thought one way would be if you're 67 years old and you know you will have major medical expenses in these next 2 years, should you withdraw some out of your IRA since you will be able to deduct the medical expenses from your taxes? Otherwise, if you wait till 70 1/2, then you will not have the deduction benefit.
Any other ways to save income tax when you start making IRA withdrawals?

Any ideas to save on income tax before one has to start making withdrawals from IRA?
I thought one way would be if you're 67 years old and you know you will have major medical expenses in these next 2 years, should you withdraw some out of your IRA since you will be able to deduct the medical expenses from your taxes? Otherwise, if you wait till 70 1/2, then you will not have the deduction benefit.
Any other ways to save income tax when you start making IRA withdrawals?

Suppose that during a given year, I receive payments of $50,000. During this year, $30,000 of these payments have not yet been earned. Should the $50k go as revenue on my income statement? Should the $30k go as a liability on my balance sheet? How should I represent all of this in the liability section of my balance sheet?
Thanks in advance.

I've already accumulated about $45,000 in short term capital gains this year. I need to liquidate another $40,000 in stocks or sell part of an inherited IRA which, as I understand, will be taxed as income. Is the tax hit going to be the same either way?

Last year I had taxable income of about $53,000 with next to no capital gains. This year I expect about the same taxable income plus the capital gains.

If you add up all the taxes you pay now, Fed. Income tax, FICA, Social Security, State tax, City tax, Local tax, Property tax, Sales tax, Gas tax, etc., already most of your income goes toward paying taxes.

What percentage will be too much. Will you work when every penny you earn goes to pay your taxes or will you just say to hell with it all?