Keeping the Money in the Family / Adapted by Rabbi Ariel Ovadia In case you haven’t heard, the federal estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax (collectively known as the “death tax”) turned 100 this month. The United States death tax is liable on estates above a “standard deduction” of about $5.4 million ($10.8 million if a surviving spouse passes). The top death … [Read more...]
The Troublesome Tax Haven
The Panama Papers, Wearing Sha’atnez and Tax Avoidance / By: Rabbi Yosef Fund Several important documents were leaked in the April 2016 scandal known as the “Panama Papers”. The leaked documents detail the operations of a Panamanian law firm and its clients’ shell companies. Creating an offshore business entity is not illegal in the jurisdiction in which it is registered. … [Read more...]
FBI vs. Apple
Is there a Halahic mandate to guard private information? By: Rabbi Yosef Fund Public Interest vs. Privacy As the world of technology and personal computing evolves at breakneck speed, so do the issues surrounding its proper usage. One of the major issues currently under fire is the right to privacy. Following the December 2015 terrorist attack in San Bernardino, CA, which … [Read more...]
A Mitzvah to Vote?
The Torah’s Take on Participating in the Political Process | By Rabbi Tzvi Haber As the United States political season reaches its apex, and races for office heat up on the national, state and local levels, politics are on many of our minds. What is the Torah view on voting specifically, and generally being an active participant in the political process? A Prosperous … [Read more...]