Family Affair - Introducing Family Office Life Annuity (FOLA)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Most of you know by now that I grew up in the Panama Canal Zone which no longer exists as of 1999. In that respect, the transition left me as a man without a country. My father (of blessed memory) when referring to kids...more
Nowotny on Death and Taxes, episode 7, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, is about the use of private placement variable deferred annuities (PPVA) and trusts. ...more
Using Private Placement Variable Deferred Annuity (GAC) Contracts to Enhance the After-Tax Investment Return of Tax Exempt and Foreign Investors in Direct Lending Investments - Overview - Domestic and foreign...more
Overview - Poor John Paulsen! Now that's an oxymoron! He has to be the most radioactive man on the Planet when it comes to tax planning. Everything he touches in business seems to be couched in subversive tax planning...more
Overview - Trial attorneys are extremely vulnerable to a tax landscape that is becoming hostile territory. The result of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2013 (ATRA) is that earned income is taxed at substantially...more
Overview - Unless you have been traveling the galaxies for the last twenty years, you haven’t missed the “Chinese Miracle”. Its enormous impact is felt globally. When you see the skyline of Shanghai, the new meaning of...more
Originally published in Tax Management Estates, Gifts, and Trusts Journal, x, 11/08/2012. OVERVIEW - The current tax environment suffers from a lot of economic and political uncertainty. The general consensus...more