Almost all readers of this column with tax problems who contact me are owners or part owners of a family business. Each has a unique story… Most would make an [...]
Read more...The answer to the above headline question is a thundering ‘YES’ for about 99% of everyone reading these words. Why? Because it is almost certain that before 2009 ends, the [...]
Read more...Knowledge is power. The right kind of new knowledge – if you know what to do with it – IS… HAS BEEN… and always WILL BE an economic powerhouse for [...]
Read more...The Internal Revenue Code is not a friendly creature. It is designed to “taketh” your money; “giveth” is not in its vocabulary. Yet, there is a section of the Code [...]
Read more...For years this column has hammered away at the concept – when talking about estate planning – that “You ain’t dead yet.”… And therefore you need two plans. My point [...]
Read more...What’s the problem?… actually a nice problem. Let me put it gently… For your estate plan to become effective you must be in heaven. But (thankfully) you ain’t dead yet. [...]
Read more...Would you believe just the basic tax law – the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations – have about 50,000 pages (small print). Complex! Changes abound! Most of all, no [...]
Read more...MAKE YOUR ESTATE TAX PROBLEM MY ESTATE TAX PROBLEM The Nine Critical Problems (and Their Solutions) You Must Solve to Complete Your Estate Plan When a concerned taxpayer calls my [...]
Read more...MAKE YOUR ESTATE TAX PROBLEM MY ESTATE TAX PROBLEM The Nine Critical Problems (and Their Solutions) You Must Solve to Complete Your Estate Plan When a concerned taxpayer calls my [...]
Read more...If you use the right tax tools and techniques together with the right professionals (lawyer, insurance consultant, and CPA), you can and will develop a plan to beat the IRS. [...]
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