
Combining Philanthropy with Estate Planning
Tax-efficient charitable giving allows you to support causes that matter to you, while reaping a financial benefit.

Tax-efficient charitable giving allows you to support causes that matter to you, while reaping a financial benefit.

An LLC is a particularly flexible form of business entity that is governed by statute and most often is organized in the estate planning context as a ‘manager managed’ LLC.

To protect assets effectively, you have to store them in the right legal entity. However, that can depend on whether you’re looking to protect business assets, avoid estate taxes, or protect personal assets from legal liability while running a business.

The new federal law is called the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”). The purpose of the CTA is to create a comprehensive, searchable, national database of companies.

You don’t have to be ultra-wealthy for a family limited partnership to make sense.

Failing to properly plan for disability, death, or the ultimate transition of a family business can lead to disastrous financial consequences for both the business and the family.