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Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Digital Assets: Properly Account for These Assets in Your Estate Plan

In 2024, it’s fair to say that most people have some form of digital assets. This asset type can include digital photos, video and music collections; social media accounts; online banking and brokerage accounts; or...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

Why Digital Estate Planning Matters For Small Businesses

Many small businesses think about what’s on their radar today, not what’s on the horizon tomorrow. But what happens if your business leaders become incapacitated and cannot lead the company? Do you have a plan in place? And...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The IRS Is Coming for Partnerships and High Net Wealth Individuals

The Internal Revenue Service plans to deploy thousands of new hires to expand audits of partnerships and high net wealth individuals. As part of a larger transformation at the agency, it is using some of the $60 billion in...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Digital Planning Podcast Episode: Exploring DAOs

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In this episode of the Digital Planning Podcast Jen Zegel, Justin Brown, and Ross Bruch discuss planning considerations for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO’s)....more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

The Importance Of Digital Asset Planning In Virginia

Our lives are increasingly connected to the online world. We share our business ventures, promote opportunities, use social media as a photo album to track special moments in time, and even purchase valuable cryptocurrency...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Accounting for Digital Assets in Your Estate Plan

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The beginning of March marked the collapse of crypto-focused Silvergate Bank. That same month, the bank shut down its Silvergate Exchange Network, which allowed clients with holdings in digital currency to move U.S. dollars...more

DarrowEverett LLP

See You on the Other Side: Planning Your Digital Legacy

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What happens to social media accounts when an individual dies? As social media is a growing source of revenue for individuals, from influencers to public figures, and the dominant means of how people document their lives, it...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Including Digital Assets in Your Modern-day Estate Plan

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In the ever-increasing digital world, it is important to consider your digital assets when preparing your estate plan. Your digital assets can hold tremendous economic and sentimental value to you and your loved ones, making...more

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Estate Planning and Cryptocurrency

Digital assets, such as cryptocurrency, are becoming a larger component of investors’ portfolios. More and more people are owning some form of cryptocurrency....more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Estate Planning for Digital Assets

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Do you maintain active online bank, brokerage, cryptocurrency, NFTs, e-mail, social media, and/or game accounts that require a username, password, key or other information for access?  If something happens to you, who will...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Four Provisions People Often Forget to Include in Their Estate Plan

Even if you've created an estate plan, are you sure you included everything you need to? There are certain provisions that people often forget to put in a will or estate plan that can have a big impact on a family....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

What is The Metaverse?

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In this episode of the Digital Planning Podcast, Jen Zegal, Ross Bruch, and Justin Brown have a roundtable discussion about the metaverse and estate planning considerations and issues for planning in a virtual world....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Holland & Knight's China Practice Newsletter: September-October 2022

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China Practice Newsletter Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics. The firm provides legal assistance to Chinese investors and companies...more

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Crypto Compensation? Bitcoin Bonus? New York State Employers Must Weigh Requests Carefully

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If your staff member wants his or her paycheck in cryptocurrency, should you – as an employer keeping up with the times — accommodate the request? You don’t have to work in Silicon Valley or play for the NFL to field this...more

Cole Schotz

Common Errors that Arise during an Estate Administration

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In our busy practice, we tend to see certain recurring errors. In particular, we see planning errors that arise during the estate administration process after someone dies. Below are a few of these common errors, and, in the...more

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Let's Talk Cryptocurrencies and "Digital Assets": A Primer for Trust and Estate Lawyers

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By now, nearly everyone knows that cryptocurrency is digital money and cryptocurrency transactions are recorded in secure digital ledgers known as blockchains. But that doesn't even scratch the surface of this robust...more

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Planning for the Future: Estate and Tax Planning with Digital Assets

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Cryptocurrencies are becoming a larger component of investors' portfolios, especially for millennials and Generation Z, who collectively make up 94 percent of cryptocurrency buyers. While it may seemingly be too early for...more

Morgan Lewis

Estate Planning: What Happens When Your Digital Assets Outlive You?

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During the estate planning process, it is important to ensure that your fiduciaries (the personal representatives of the estate, trustees, and agents named in the durable power of attorney) have the information necessary to...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Have You Addressed Your Crypto Assets in Your Estate Plan?

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Crypto assets (such as non-fungible tokens, or NFTS) and cryptocurrencies (such as bitcoin) are types of digital assets, which are typically transmitted by means of blockchain technology. (I know, this makes my brain hurt,...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

A Primer on Pennsylvania’s Digital Assets Act

“What’s that password again? Where did I write these log-ins down again? Was it this password or the one I came up with three years ago?” Consider the daily frustrations we encounter with the bevy of passwords we need for...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Estate Planning Pitfall: You’ve Overlooked Digital Assets in Your Estate Plan

Traditionally, an estate plan addresses the tangible assets you own, such as cash and securities, investment real estate, vehicles, and your house. But this is 2022. Increasingly, people are living in a digital world, where...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Online Accounts And Estate Planning

There are many factors to consider when planning your estate in the event of your incapacitation or death. While discussions regarding traditional assets are crucial in the planning process, other factors should also be taken...more

Troutman Pepper

Cryptocurrency Exchange QuadrigaCX and the Estate of Gerald Cotten - Digital Planning Podcast

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In this episode of Digital Planning Podcast, hosts Jennifer Zegel, Ross Bruch, and Justin Brown welcomed Sheona McDonald, an accomplished filmmaker, who discussed her recently released documentary Dead Man’s Switch: A Crypto...more

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Corporate Fiduciaries Holding Cryptocurrency - Digital Planning Podcast

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Listen to our Digital Planning Podcast and learn about all things “digital” as to estate planning, business planning, and estate administration. Your hosts — attorneys Jennifer Zegel, Ross Bruch, and Justin Brown — will guide...more

Freeman Law

Estate Planning and Cryptocurrency

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The meteoric rise of cryptocurrencies has minted a new generation of millionaires and resulted in the mainstream adoption of virtual currencies as an increasingly important asset class. The crypto boom has also raised...more

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