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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Weathering the Storm: How to Get Your Affairs in Order

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in 2018, I wrote this article to help individuals and families navigate the legal and financial issues that often follow a devastating storm. I remember the incredible outpouring of...more

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Legislative appropriations that are deceptively marketed as trusts: The sagas of the Federal Social Security Trust Fund and South...

Many of my JDSUPRA postings, a full catalog of which may be found below, are about the doctrinal incoherence that is being inflicted on the institution of the trust by legislative intrusions into equity doctrine, intrusions...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Marriage, Divorce, & the Family Business: Protecting the Family Business from Divorce

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One's ownership in a closely held business (often a family business) may be affected by a separation or divorce. In many situations, the business will be joined as a party in an equitable distribution lawsuit. " One's...more

Mintz

Can a beneficiary serve as a witness in a will contest without losing their inheritance? The Massachusetts Appeals Court says yes.

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In a September 2024 decision, the Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled that an estate beneficiary did not invoke the in terrorem clause under his father’s will by submitting an affidavit in support of his brother’s challenge to...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Wealth Management Update - November 2024

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November 2024 AFRs and 7520 Rate - The November 2024 Section 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and GRATs is 4.40%, which was the same as the October 2024 rate...more

Mayer Brown

Pensions and the Autumn Budget – what’s changing?

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The Autumn Budget announced that from 6 April 2027, the majority of death benefits paid from registered pension schemes (whether DB or DC) will form part of the deceased member’s estate for inheritance tax (“IHT”) purposes....more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Appellate Division Construes LLC Law 608 as Giving Voting Rights to a Deceased Member's Estate

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It wasn’t long ago that my partner, Peter Sluka, posted about the Andris case where the Appellate Division, Second Department, reinstated an LLC judicial dissolution proceeding brought by the estate of a deceased member....more

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Key Concerns for Trusts and Estates Pertaining to the Corporate Transparency Act

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), passed into law on January 1, 2021 in an effort to crack down on money laundering and other financial crimes, requires certain entities to report their beneficial owners to the federal...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Why You Need a Succession Plan and an Estate Plan

Spoiler alert: In the acclaimed HBO series “Succession,” the patriarch of a family run business, Logan Roy, fails to name a clear successor. After his sudden death, the family is ripped apart. Eventually the business is sold...more

K&L Gates LLP

Corporate Transparency Act Requires Action by Year End: Your Estate Plan Could Be Impacted

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If you manage or own an interest in a limited liability company (LLC) or another type of entity that does not already have a public filing requirement (a Reporting Company), you may be subject to a reporting requirement under...more

Mayer Brown

Autumn Budget 2024 – pensions-related announcements

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The Autumn Budget contained the following key announcements affecting occupational pension schemes...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

The Estate Planner, November/December 2024

Loan or gift? Handle intrafamily transfers with care - If you’re like most people, an important goal of estate planning is to provide financial assistance to your children or other loved ones, ideally at the lowest...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Appellate Division Construes LLC Law 608 as Giving Voting Rights to a Deceased Member’s Estate

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It wasn’t long ago that my partner, Peter Sluka, posted about the Andris case where the Appellate Division, Second Department, reinstated an LLC judicial dissolution proceeding brought by the estate of a deceased member. ...more

A&O Shearman

Pensions: what's new this week November 4, 2024

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Autumn Budget 2024: bringing pensions into the scope of IHT - The Chancellor announced in her Budget Speech that from April 6, 2027, unused pension funds and death benefits will be included within a member’s estate for...more

Stark & Stark

The Refunding Bond and Release

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What is a Refunding Bond and Release? If you are beneficiary of an Estate, at some point you will be asked to sign a Refunding Bond and Release prior to receiving your bequest from an Estate. The logical question that...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

LGBTQ+ Estate Planning: 5 Actions You Should Take Right Now

Gallup reports that 7.6% of U.S. adults currently identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or another sexual orientation other than heterosexual. While this figure represents a growing trend, individuals...more

DarrowEverett LLP

How Will New Congress Impact Tax and Estate Planning Strategies?

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With the looming elections, tax planners have taken time to consider what the future of Estate and Gift Tax planning might be under the new Congress. Every new Congress considers changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Lawyers' Lawyer...

The Ghosts of Clients Past – Financial Elder Abuse Claims Against Estate Planners

In states with Financial Elder Abuse statutes, legal malpractice claims by seniors invoking those statutes are common. These laws are generally understood to address the conversion of property of elderly or dependent adults...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Can’t Kick the Can Any More—How the Expiring Tax Cuts Could Affect You

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On this episode of “Splitting Heirs,” partner Warren K. Racusin, Chair of Lowenstein’s Trusts & Estates practice, invites Beth Shapiro Kaufman, Lowenstein Sandler partner and National Chair of the Private Client Services...more

BCLP

Autumn Budget 2024 - 10 Key Tax Points for Business

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Yesterday, 30 October 2024, the Chancellor announced that the Autumn 2024 budget will raise taxes by £40bn, the biggest raise since 1993. While the Autumn budget arguably does not portray as pessimistic an outlook for...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Is Your Family’s Planning Actually Ready for an Unexpected Incapacity or Death? Stress Testing Your Estate Planning – Step 1

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Many families are confident that they have made the necessary preparations to transition their wealth, businesses, foundation and family office to the next generation ... someday, when the time is right. We know that some...more

Lathrop GPM

History and Outlook of the Federal Estate Tax

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At the end of 2025, the federal estate and gift tax exemption will dramatically decrease unless Congress affirmatively passes a law saying otherwise. This event is the “sunsetting” of a 2018 federal tax law and is leading...more

Hogan Lovells

UK Budget 2024: Pensions news

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Today's Budget brought some good news: Despite recent speculation, National Insurance contributions (NICs) will not be charged on employers’ pension contributions; and No changes were announced to members’ tax-free lump sums....more

Carey Olsen

Building bridges, not barriers: setting up Cayman trusts to minimise conflicts

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Despite best intentions, it is impossible to entirely negate the risk of conflict arising from a family trust. By their nature, trusts tend to span several decades and "futureproofing" them against societal changes,...more

White and Williams LLP

Simplifying Trustee Compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act

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Under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), every "reporting company" needs to file a Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”) report by January 1, 2025. For entities formed during 2024, this BOI report is due within 90...more

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