Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered Investment Adviser with the state of South ...

The section 179 deduction allows a small business to take a tax deduction for the entire cost of certain property and equipment in the year it buys that property. That produces a larger, more ...

Amy Fontinelle is a freelance writer, researcher and editor who brings a journalistic approach to personal finance content. Since 2004, she has worked with lenders, real estate agents, consultants, ...

Penny Gusner is a senior insurance writer and analyst at Forbes Advisor. For more than 20 years, she has been helping consumers learn how insurance laws, data, trends, and coverages affect them. Penny ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Doretha Clemons, Ph.D., MBA, PMP, has been a corporate IT executive and professor for 34 years. She is an adjunct ...

Personal property insurance is a component of standard homeowners policies that extends coverage beyond the structure of your home to your personal possessions. Coverage limits vary by policy. There ...

Tangible personal property – that is, property (other than land or buildings) that you can see or touch – is a special asset class in many estates. A client’s tangibles include their jewelry, clothing ...

Sometimes taxes cost more to collect than the revenue they generate. Back in 2015, the Indiana General Assembly recognized one example. Back then, all businesses were required to file forms ...

Many estate-planning attorneys use a personal property memorandum (memo) for the disposition of personal property. It’s used when the attorney drafts a client’s will to allow the client to change ...