Snowbirds: What You Need to Know about Renting Out Your Property
Retreating to a warmer climate for the winter sounds like an ideal way to spend a few months. To help make this dream a reality, some individuals choose to rent ...
Special Estate Planning Considerations for Art and Other Collections
Many people have collections about which they are quite passionate: The collections may be very valuable, for example, art collections, coins, stamps, or designer handbags, or they may have more ...
Can a Non-U.S. Citizen Create an Estate Plan in the U.S.?
The United States has experienced a surge in immigration since 1970, and there are now approximately 45 million foreign-born people living in the United States. Some of them have become ...
New Year, New Estate Plan
A new year is a time for optimism and new opportunities. It is a time to start fresh and make sure you are headed in the right direction. But making ...
Missed a Required Minimum Distribution? Here’s How to Fix It
The retirement years are supposed to be carefree—but what if you neglected to take the required minimum distribution (RMD) from one or more of your retirement accounts or took a ...
Can I Refuse an Inheritance?
Why would anyone want to refuse an inheritance? Although it is surprising to many, there are several circumstances when declining an inheritance can be beneficial. The law does permit you ...
How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will help Farmers
Congress delivered the historic 560-plus-page Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and President Donald Trump signed it into law on the Friday before Christmas. The changes will affect 2018 taxes, not ...
How to Calculate Your Estate Tax
In order to predict how much your estate will have to pay in taxes, one must first determine the value of the estate. To determine this, many assets might have ...
2013 Changes to Federal Estate Tax Laws
Changes to income taxes grabbed the lion’s share of the attention as the President and Congress squabbled over how to halt the country’s journey towards the “fiscal cliff.” However, negotiations ...
Charitable Giving
Many people give to charity during their lives, but unfortunately too few Americans take advantage of the benefits of incorporating charitable giving into their estate plans. By planning ahead, you ...