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The sun has risen again. How you and your family can benefit from a (legal) late portability election.

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July 6, 2017

The concept of “portability” is still relatively new in the law of estate planning, having become available only after 2011. Since then, it’s been both a blessing (for its tax saving benefit) and a curse (because of rules that seemed to be constantly shifting). Fortunately, the IRS has recently clarified some important deadlines about portability. Continue reading →

Trusts Now Offer More Compelling Reasons to Exist

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February 24, 2017:   Trusts have been viewed in the past mostly as vehicles that avoid or minimize estate taxes. However, now with married couples having close to an $11 million exemption from such taxes, let alone the new Washington DC administration’s likelihood of repealing the federal estate tax, trusts that offer other advantages take the spotlight. Continue reading →