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Tax

Dec. 3, 2018

California taxes and $10K deduction cap triggers moves and trusts

The year isn’t over yet. But in early 2019, when you sit down alone or with your accountant, is the $10,000 deduction cap with the IRS going to hurt?

Robert W. Wood

Managing Partner
Wood LLP

333 Sacramento St
San Francisco , California 94111-3601

Phone: (415) 834-0113

Fax: (415) 789-4540

Email: wood@WoodLLP.com

Univ of Chicago Law School

Wood is a tax lawyer at Wood LLP, and often advises lawyers and litigants about tax issues.

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Ouch! California income taxes are high -- up to an astonishing 13.3 percent. That is nothing new. But more than a few Californians may find their own taxes especially irritating this year. Sure, the year isn't over yet. But in early 2019, when you sit down alone or with your accountant, is that $10,000 deduction cap with the IRS going to hurt?

You bet. You used to deduct all your California taxes, but no more. Keep in mind that the ...

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