by Thomas F. RuBane, JD In 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Part of the TCJA dealt with the Unified Credit, which at that time stood at $5 Million. The Unified...
Matt McClintock co-authored an article with Jonathan Blattmachr and Vanessa Kanaga for the May 2022 issue of Estate Planning Magazine. The article discusses estate planning considerations in the...
by Julia Cronin, JD We counsel clients nearly every day about strategies to preserve their assets and enhance their privacy as a component of their comprehensive estate planning strategy. ...
What is trust “situs” and why does it matter? The residence of a trust is called the trust “situs” and it may be determined by a combination of factors, including the terms of the trust, the...
On November 15, 2021 President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the IIJA). This act has been widely reported on in the news, mainly for its provisions dealing...
In June 2021, Senators King (I-Maine) and Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced the bipartisan Accelerating Charitable Efforts (ACE) Act. If enacted, this proposed legislation would modify the charitable...
The most compelling estate planning strategies often include combinations of trusts that must be irrevocable to achieve specific objectives. Irrevocable trusts create legal “distance” between...
Matt recently spoke with Brent Nelson and Rachel Sass on the Wealth & Law podcast about how crypto changes EVERYTHING we think we know about assets, wealth, trusts, estate planning and how...
Must charities and non-profit organizations disclose the names and addresses of major donors? (A “major donor” is one who contributes more than $5,000 or 2% of the charity’s annual donations.)...
Proposition 19, which is a new law in California passed by the voters November 3, 2020, significantly changes the way property taxes are calculated when there is a transfer of California real...