Entries Tagged ‘Tempe Estate Planning’:

Continued Inaction on Estate Tax Poses A Dilemma

The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (2001 Act) repealed the estate tax and the generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax for estates of individuals dying in 2010.  To comply with budgetary rules, the 2001 Act contained a so-called “sunset rule” under which the pre-2001 Act rules return after 2010 unless Congress provides otherwise [...]

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Excluding Transfers for Medical and Educational Expenses

Do you want to share your wealth with your family but feel that the annual gift tax exclusion of $13,000 is not enough? Yes, there are many ways to plan for the future by transferring assets into trusts etc. and via careful estate planning reduce or avoid taxation. There are a few simple ways to [...]

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So you think that the Estate Taxes will be repealed in 2010

In 2001, as part of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, Congress repealed the estate and generation skipping transfer tax effective for persons dying in 2010. However, after this one-year repeal the taxes are scheduled to “spring back to life” in 2011. As the law is now, estate taxes come back [...]

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Don’t Let Poor Estate Planning Tear Your Family Apart

Even if your children are now grown with families of their own, I’ll bet that you can remember scenes of passionate sibling rivalry during their younger years. In some families the rivalry dissolves as the children age and mature, but it can all come flooding back while they divide up your estate after your death.
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