by Matthew McClintock | Apr 15, 2019 | Asset Protection, Business, Strategic Legal Planning, Uncategorized
Creating a strong corporate veil In the first post in this series we explored the distinction between the legal form of a business entity and the way the business is taxed. That first post is available here. We’ll now explore where LLC protection... 
by Matthew McClintock | Apr 10, 2019 | Estate Planning, Strategic Legal Planning
I was recently hired to provide a trust review for another attorney. He was helping a family administer an irrevocable trust for a surviving spouse and things were going sideways. The attorney hired me to review the trust and supporting documentation, and... 
by Matthew McClintock | Apr 2, 2019 | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Estate Planning, Strategic Legal Planning, Tax
We’ve had quite a few clients come to us in the last few years to help them plan with bitcoin and other valuable digital assets. Most of the time the clients are interested in the value of digital assets and are intentionally investing. But in some cases people end up... 
by Matthew McClintock | Jan 14, 2019 | Estate Planning, Strategic Legal Planning, Tax
Okay maybe not. But couples in states like Texas and California have at least one important tax benefit most other couples don’t have. “Tax benefit” and “California” hardly belong in the same sentence but it’s true. The tax benefit is... 
by Matthew McClintock | Jan 8, 2019 | Estate Planning, International, Strategic Legal Planning
Over the winter holidays I traveled with my wife and oldest daughter through Spain and Portugal. Traveling to foreign countries tends to refresh my perspective on lots of things, not the least of which is how different – and how similar – people are around the world....