Jun 6, 2023

Ways The Administration Wants To Modify The Tax Rules For Certain Trusts

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Ways The Administration Wants To Modify The Tax Rules For Certain Trusts Taxes are not just for individuals—they can impact certain types of trusts as well. Whether a trust pays its own taxes or whether the taxes are paid by the trust’s beneficiaries or the trustmaker depends on several factors. Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts [...]

Jun 6, 2023

Four Improvements The Administration Wants To Make Regarding Administration For Trusts & Decedents’ Estates

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Four Improvements The Administration Wants To Make Regarding Administration For Trusts & Decedents’ Estates When a client dies, there are often several tasks that need to be completed to properly wind down the deceased’s affairs—funerals and other preparations need to be planned, bank and investment accounts closed, property transferred, arrangements made for pets, tax [...]

Jun 6, 2023

What You & Your Clients Need To Know About The 2024 Revenue Proposals

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What You & Your Clients Need To Know About The 2024 Revenue Proposals On March 9, 2023, the Biden administration released a proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 calling for an increase in federal spending along with a series of counterbalancing revenue raisers. The budget was outlined in a document called the “General Explanations [...]

May 26, 2023

Has Your Client Outgrown Their Estate Plan?

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Has Your Client Outgrown Their Estate Plan? As estate planning attorneys, we work hard to set up estate plans that fit a client’s needs and ensure that everything works together for the client and their loved ones. Estate plans remain effective as long as they accurately reflect a client’s circumstances and current state and [...]

May 16, 2023

Helping Clients Embrace Estate Planning Etiquette

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Helping Clients Embrace Estate Planning Etiquette May is National Etiquette Month, and the goal is to encourage all people to act with consideration, respect, and honesty in their interactions with others in their everyday lives. Etiquette can also play a role in estate planning. A well-crafted estate plan ensures that your client’s wishes are [...]

May 6, 2023

Help Your Clients Polish Up On Their Estate Planning & Personal Etiquette This Month: Important Probate Rules Everyone Should Know

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Help Your Clients Polish Up On Their Estate Planning & Personal Etiquette This Month: Important Probate Rules Everyone Should Know When a person dies, what happens next depends on whether the deceased person had any foundational estate planning documents such as a last will and testament (otherwise known as a will) or trust, who [...]

Feb 7, 2023

The Deceased Spouse’s Unused Exemption Amount: A Spouse’s Final Gift

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The Deceased Spouse’s Unused Exemption Amount: A Spouse’s Final Gift Spouses often work together to build wealth for themselves and their children. Congress recognized this by enacting the gift and estate tax portability election as part of the 2010 Taxpayer Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act and making it permanent in the [...]

Feb 7, 2023

Spring Break Checklist

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Spring Break Checklist After a long, cold winter, many of us—from the young to the more mature—are ready to make plans for spring break. As your client’s trusted advisor, you can provide valuable reminders to clients who will travel to take advantage of warmer weather and those who will enjoy their spring break at [...]

Feb 7, 2023

Help Clients Plan For A Great Spring Retirement Planning Update

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Help Clients Plan For A Great Spring Retirement Planning Update Although we are still in the midst of winter, spring is on its way. As you remind clients about April deadlines for retirement contributions and required minimum distributions (RMDs) and meet with them to discuss their retirement planning, keep the following recent developments in [...]

Dec 19, 2022

Estate Planning For World Travelers: Frequently Asked Questions

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Estate Planning For World Travelers: Frequently Asked Questions Question #1: International travel is no different than domestic travel (True or False?) False. Although all travel requires planning and can involve risk and complications, international travel requires taking extra steps and addressing additional considerations. First, you will need a passport before your travels. If you already [...]

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