The SECURE Act has deferred the time when mandatory withdrawals must be taken from IRA accounts. Still, Qualified Charitable Distributions may be made beginning with the account holder’s age 70 1/2.
estate and tax planning
A Cautionary Estate Planning Tale from Dubai
A news story about a Dubai billionaire’s death highlights the need for careful estate planning and business succession planning.
ESOPs – Where Tax Planning, Retirement Planning, and Estate Planning Meet
ESOP plans are tax-deferred retirement plans that help business owners save taxes, passing along their business interests to chosen individuals.
What Does Title Insurance Have to Do With Estate Planning and Veterans?
Your title presents your rights to your property. Therefore, any transfer of property through a gift or estate planning, needs to consider title insurance.
The Three P’s and the Three Elements
Estate should be handled very much like LLCs, with two classes of owners. Three elements of any assets include control, equity, and cash flow, and not all need to be vested in the same individual.
Separate but Equal – or Unequal – Business Succession Planning
Successful transfer of business interests requires very careful planning. Simply leaving a business in equal shares to all children can be a recipe for disaster. Estate planning is for everyone, but particularly for business owners!
More About Social Security and Estate Planning
A social security/tax planning strategy called the Social Security Split can impact estate and gift planning as well as social security benefits themselves…
The Pandemic is Forcing People to Pace Their Need for Estate Planning
The pandemic is forcing business owners to think more about estate planning for their families and succession plans for their businesses.
Bypass Trust Helps Avoid Certain Estate Planning Issues
Bypass trusts are especially useful in estate planning, but there are special challenges when it comes to assets in retirement plans such as IRAs and 401Ks.
Talking to Parents About Estate Planning
For most of us, estate planning is one of the most challenging topics to discuss with our parents. Even broaching the subject can seem daunting. Despite the challenging nature of this subject, it is one of the most important conversations we can have with our parents....
