Consider Portability as a Solution for your Surviving Spouse
A common financial mistake married farm couples make occurs when the first spouse dies, and the surviving spouse fails to ‘elect portability.’
March 1, 2023
Tips to Reduce Size of your Taxable Estate
Today’s high estate and gift tax exemptions could be slashed in a few years. Maximize those and other benefits now.
January 23, 2023
How Charitable Giving can Benefit the Giver
With a charitable tax deduction, you can donate to a good cause and cut your tax bill at the same time.
December 21, 2022
Unified Tax Credit is Central to Estate Planning
Gift taxes and estate taxes are only applied if your bequeathed assets exceed a certain dollar amount. Here’s a look at what the unified tax credit is, how it relates to gift or estate taxes and who this credit impacts.
December 13, 2022
SLAT is Increasingly Popular for Married Couples
A SLAT is an irrevocable trust set up while both spouses are still alive, in which one spouse is the designated beneficiary of the other spouse.
December 12, 2022
Protect the Family Business for the Next Generation
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.
December 6, 2022
529 Plans are a Strategy for Estate Planning
You can set up a 529 savings plan account for any beneficiary. You can also set up accounts for as many beneficiaries as you want.
November 28, 2022
A Few Ways to Transfer Home to Your Children
Transferring a home to adult children is not quite as easy as giving them the keys and letting them move in. No matter how you do it, the taxman wants his cut, whether through estate and gift taxes or those for property and income, both federal and state.
November 16, 2022
IRS Announced New Lifetime and Gift Tax Exemptions
The Internal Revenue Service Today announced new inflation-adjusted limits for 2023 that will allow well-off individuals to transfer much more to their heirs tax free during life—or at death.
November 15, 2022
What Is Upstream Planning?
Doing some ‘upstream’ planning now will take the guesswork out of what’s coming your way.
November 2, 2022