Another Step Toward Raising Taxes Not surprisingly, with a presidential election year coming up, a lot is being said about the taxes we pay, and what changes should be made. Seems like everyone is happy […]
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If you have completed an estate plan, have you given much thought to how your intended beneficiaries will discover its location or contents? We’re often asked about how much information should be shared with children […]
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Drafting an estate plan is often seen as a rather mechanical process. Items like who gets what stuff, who will do the dividing and how the estate will be administered, are all boxes waiting to […]
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Is a Penny Saved a Penny Earned? Recently, a number of websites have started offering online Will preparation services. Your humble author reviewed a number of these Wills and they have ranged in quality from […]
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Can you ever really be ready for an emergency? After all, an emergency is by definition a sudden and unexpected event. How could you possibly be ready? Okay, maybe we need to be asking, are […]
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If you are starting a new business, the type of business entity you decide to establish will have an impact on the extent of personal liability, how the business is taxed, its management, the level […]
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And if so, who killed it? What is a bypass trust? It goes by many names, bypass trust, credit shelter trust, family trust, spousal lifetime access trust, B trust, etc. But whatever the name, this type […]
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Are Handwritten Changes to a Will a Good Idea? Say you have a professionally prepared Will. Now imagine you want to make changes to the Will. Should you make a handwritten change to the Will? […]
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Go to a Virtual Meeting Don’t you just love going to a meeting in your lawyer’s office to chat with them about your legal needs? We are, after all, very nice people! Well, maybe you […]
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Well, the scammers are back again with two new business scams. The victims of these efforts are those who form small businesses, such as limited liability companies or LLCs. Scam #1 An official-looking form is provided advising […]
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