THE WONDER YEARS WEBINAR
THE WAY WE WERE
Mad Dogs and Panameños!
It's (Not) Too Late, Baby!
FATHER KNOWS BEST
THE WONDER YEARS - Rediscovering the Magic of Split Dollar Life Insurance
Buy-Sell Agreements and Their Place in an Asset Protection Plan
Investment Management Roundtable Discussion – Personal Estate Planning
On June 6, 2024, the Supreme Court held 9-to-0 in Connelly v. United States that company-owned life insurance increases the company’s fair market value for estate tax purposes, and the company’s obligation to redeem a...more
This is my third and final article addressing what needs to be done after a person passes away. Part 1 addressed what a person needs to do prior to the decedent’s funeral. Part 2 addressed those things that don’t typically...more
Last week, I blogged about the new statute that closed the block hole that existed when a party who held most or all of the assets died during while a divorce was pending. Specifically, the new statute permits the court to...more
What is an Estate Plan? An Estate Plan is a set of legal documents that memorialize how you want your assets distributed at your death. A good Estate Plan will also include documents that provide for options to manage...more
Loan Regime Method of Split Dollar Life Insurance - This webinar covers: What is Split Dollar? Loan Method versus Economic Benefit. Leverage Split Dollar Rollout. Planning examples using Split Dollar....more
Nowotny On Death and Taxes, episode #20, The Way We Were is about using the Loan Method of Split Dollar to recreate the benefit of tax deferral for hedge fund managers. #splitdollar #ppli #hedgefundmanagers #estateplanning...more
Late Start Split Dollar gives you the opportunity to convert any corporate owned or individual policy into a Split Dollar Arrangement. Converting Split Dollar into a Loan Regime Method of Split Dollar. This is an opportunity...more
Nowotny On Death and Taxes episode 15 titled It's (Not) Too Late, Baby!, speaks to using Late Start Split Dollar to create financial and tax leverage....more
Rediscovering the Lost Glory of Split Dollar Using Loan Regime Split Dollar...more
Split Dollar Life Insurance is a contractual arrangement between 2 or more parties sharing the benefits of a life insurance policy; namely the cash value and death benefit....more
Gregory J. Nowak, a partner and practice leader for hedge funds in Pepper Hamilton’s Private Fund Services Practice Group, hosts a series of candid, interactive webinar discussions for West LegalEdcenter on what is going on...more
IRS Rules Appointment of Special Trustee and Special Trustee’s Subsequent Exercise of Power to Limit or Eliminate Trust Beneficiary’s Testamentary General Power of Appointment Will Not Constitute Exercise or Release for...more
Life insurance can play an important role in estate planning. It is important to understand the uses and purposes of life insurance and the tax consequences of owning a policy and receiving a death benefit....more
Looking Beyond the Morrissette Decision and Around the Corner for Inter-Generational Split Dollar - Overview - I have had the opportunity throughout my career to know top life insurance agents as well as several top...more
Life insurers will find the following Florida decisions regarding the state’s unclaimed property law and false claims act important: - Total Asset Recovery Services, LLC v. Metlife, Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc.,...more
Overview - The recent passing of Joan Rivers not only requires us to pay tribute to one of the great comedic minds of the last forty-fifty years, but serves as a testimony to professional passion, perseverance and hard...more
On January 27, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service announced in Revenue Procedure 2014-18 a simplified procedure for certain estates to make a late portability election under section 2010(c)(5)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code....more