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News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

Wealth Management Update - November 2012

by Proskauer Rose LLP on 11/16/2012

In This Issue: - November Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts - Keller v. United States, 5th Cir., No. 10-41311 (09/25/12) -...more

Advocate's Edge

by Craig Greene on 10/1/2012

McGovern & Greene's Advocate's Edge publication provides attorneys and their clients with valuable resource guides that offer information related to litigation issues....more

Fiduciaries Tagged Under Federal Priority Statute

by Charles (Chuck) Rubin on 7/9/2012

Fiduciaries (trustees, executors, personal representatives) normally are not personally liable for the obligations of the trusts and estates they administer. As mentioned here previously, a major exception to this is the...more

Good News For Beneficiaries And Bad News For Fiduciaries In Regard To Transferee Liability For Estate Tax

by Charles (Chuck) Rubin on 6/4/2012

In a recent U.S. District Court case, transferee liability statutes were favorably interpreted to avoid transferee liability to trust beneficiaries. However, the fiduciaries were unable to rely on a contribution agreement...more

Why Asset Protection Trusts May Fail

by Sanford Millar on 5/7/2012

In a recent federal income tax collection case, the trial court discusses the reasons why an asset protection trust failed to protect assets of a taxpayer from a tax levy. The court in Evseroff found that all the assets of an...more

Business Owners – Is Now the Time to Sell?

by Ronald Adams on 9/20/2011

We are holding a Complimentary Business Succession Seminar on September 29th, 2011 at the Hilton Hotel in Mesa (U.S. 60 and Alma School Road) from 4:00 to 5:30 PM, to help business owners turn their dream of succession into...more

Asset Protection FOR CPAs

by IKE DEVJI on 8/1/2011

One pressing area in which clients are increasingly seeking feedback from their accounting and financial advisory team is Asset Protection. Part of that stewardship is making sure that the growth and savings you are...more

Should I Put My Primary Residence Into A Limited Liability Company?

by Maureen O'Leary Guth on 4/22/2011

Multiple member limited liability companies (“LLCs”) can be very useful tools for achieving asset protection . For this reason, individuals sometimes consider transferring their primary residence into an LLC. ...more

Business Owner's Indespensible Guide to Choice of Entity

by Vicknair Law Firm, APLC on 6/3/2010

This article provides the business owner with indespensible guidance on selecting the appropriate business entity....more

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