The Estate of The Union Season 4|Episode 8 is out now!
The Estate of The Union Season 4|Episode 8 is out now! Choosing the right trustee is one of the single most critical planning decisions you
December 3, 2025
What Type of Trust is best for You?
While a simple living revocable trust often meets the needs of many individuals, some require more specialized trusts to achieve their goals.
September 19, 2023
The Estate of The Union Season 2|Episode 9 is out now!
The Estate of The Union Season 2|Episode 9 is out now! All good musicians eventually have a Greatest Hits album. We’ve got one too! We
August 29, 2023
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
GRATs are good Estate Planning Strategy
Grantor-retained annuity trusts, or ‘Grats,’ are a wealth-transfer technique that shift investment growth out of an estate to heirs tax-free.
November 14, 2022
GRATs are used to Reduce Taxes
It took a lot of hard work and dedication to acquire your wealth. You want to transfer as much of it as you can to your beneficiaries. As a result, having a large estate means you’ll have to pay quite a bit in gift and estate taxes.
April 26, 2022
Consider Gifting to Loved Ones before Tax changes
A recipient of a gift does not pay income taxes on the gift. However, the gift-giver may pay gift taxes, unless one of two exemptions applies.
December 2, 2021
Strategies to Reduce Estate Taxes
The estate tax exemption raised by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will sunset in five years—possibly sooner, as the new Congress gears up for a Biden tax overhaul.
May 20, 2021
Should a GRAT Be Part of Your Estate Plan?
Low interest rates and looming potential tax changes make this a good time for high-net-worth clients to use a special tool to transfer wealth: the grantor-retained annuity trust (GRAT), a strategy to reduce future estate taxes, by transferring assets to beneficiaries without using the lifetime gift tax exclusion.
December 21, 2020
What is a GRAT and Does Your Family Need One?
During this crazy 2020 tax year, in addition to being faced with all the issues surrounding Covid-19, as well as the roller coaster ride of the stock market, we are also currently in an environment where the interest rates are as low as they ever have been.
October 19, 2020