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Estate Planning is a process where individuals prepare or plan for the settlement of their personal affairs in the event of incapacitation or death. Estate plans typically include provisions relating to the... more +
Estate Planning is a process where individuals prepare or plan for the settlement of their personal affairs in the event of incapacitation or death. Estate plans typically include provisions relating to the disposition of assets, guardianship of minor children, and appointment of representatives to make medical and financial decisions. Effective estate planning can decrease tax liability and facilitate the probate process.  less -
Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Why You Need a Succession Plan and an Estate Plan

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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

Rivkin Radler LLP

Owners of Closely Held Businesses: Time to check your buy-sell agreement

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Most closely held businesses, whether organized as a C or S corporation, LLC or partnership, have (or should have) a buy-sell agreement. A buy-sell agreement addresses what happens to an owner’s interest in the business when...more

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Tennessee Trust Bill Takes Effect and Makes Important Changes to the State's Trust Laws

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee approved Public Chapter No. 695 on April 11, 2024, as passed by the Tennessee General Assembly (Trust Bill). The new law became effective on July 1, 2024, and it made several important changes to...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Unlocking Tax Savings: Family Limited Partnerships in Estate Planning

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As Trump era estate tax cuts are likely coming to an end in 2025, wealthy business owners are increasingly utilizing Family Limited Partnerships (FLPs) to significantly save the family taxes when they are gone....more

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Disclaiming to Save Taxes

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It’s not enough for the founder of a closely held business to have successfully established the business. The business has to grow, not only to increase profits, but also to make it more competitive and to diversify its...more

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Transferee Liability for Estate Tax: The Downside of Being a Beneficiary

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Death of a Parent- In the context of a family-owned business, it is often the case that the matriarch or patriarch of the family is also the chief executive of the business. They may have founded the business, or they may...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Keep It in the Family: Three Tips for Preserving Family Business Interests

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As a family business owner, are you missing out on valuable estate and wealth transfer planning opportunities or jeopardizing your current plan altogether? Katten recently hosted a program that addressed common concerns,...more

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Family Businesses Would Be Wise To Consider IRC Section 6166

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It’s true that because of the current record-high gift and estate tax exemption amount, most families don’t have to worry about transfer taxes. However, there are high net worth individuals who must continue to work to reduce...more

Sands Anderson PC

Top Seven Financial Planning Tips for Business Owners and Executives

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With the end of 2021 fast approaching, below are the top seven year-end financial planning tips Sands Anderson PC’s Trust & Estate Planning Team and Tax Team are addressing with business owners and executives...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Build Back Better Act and What the Changes to Gift and Estate Taxes Could Mean for Your Family Business

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The House Ways and Means Committee recently released its plan to pay for President Biden's proposed Build Back Better Act. While the plan is still in negotiations and changes to the legislation are likely, many of the...more

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A Farewell to the Current Gift and Estate Tax Exemption?

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We recently wrote about a window of opportunity to take advantage of the rising estate and gift tax exemption before it sets. It is becoming clearer that the window may be shutting fast. The opportunity to take advantage...more

Cole Schotz

Business Succession Planning – Should I Own My Business In A Trust?

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Closely-held businesses come in all shapes and sizes. Some owners own 100% of their businesses. Some have partners. Some have children in the business. Some do not. A common question that a client asks the business and...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Helping Clients Identify Estate Planning Opportunities in a Low Interest Rate and Depressed Value Environment

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Today’s historically low interest rates and depressed asset values make this an excellent time to engage in various estate planning techniques. Current conditions present several planning opportunities for transferring wealth...more

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Washington Estate Tax Benefits of Certain Family-Owned Businesses

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Washington state grants estate tax relief if a decedent owns a qualified family-owned business interest (QFOBI) at the time of death and such property passes to a "qualified heir." ...more

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Considerations When Leaving a Family-Owned Business Interest to a Non-U.S.-Citizen Spouse

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Family-owned business owners in Washington State should be aware that leaving family-owned business interests outright to a surviving non-U.S.-citizen spouse can result in Washington estate taxes due at the first spouse's...more

Stinson LLP

IRS Eliminates Worry About "Clawback"

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In response to Internal Revenue Code Section 2001(g)(2), enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Act, in which the Secretary of the Treasury was directed to prescribe regulations to carry out IRC Section 2001(g) with respect to the...more

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Lifetime Transfers of Family Business Interests: An Estate Tax Planning Opportunity in Uncertain Political Times

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When a family business owner's goal is to ultimately pass ownership of the business on to the next generation, business succession planning and the owner's estate planning are inextricably linked. The most difficult issues...more

Gray Reed

Family Matters: Can a Family Business Succeed Without Maximum Valuation and Sound Estate Planning

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Struggling these last several months with the family dynamics and dilemmas of transitioning his family business to the next generation, Big Daddy Ernest Bux, 65, now turns to ordinary, practical considerations. What are...more

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Succession Planning for Wineries and Vineyards - As wine families tend their grapes, so too should they tend their business...

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Wineries and vineyards are unique assets to consider when crafting personal financial, estate and business succession plans for clients, both of which are crucial components of wealth management....more

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Insight on Estate Planning - October/November 2018

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In This Issue: - Who needs an estate plan? Quick answer: Everyone - NINGs, DINGs and WINGs: Understanding the tax angles of self-settled trusts - Securities laws can derail your estate plan - ESTATE PLANNING...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Wealth Management Update - May 2018

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May Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts - The May § 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and GRATs is...more

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What Could Go Wrong? The Importance of Business Succession Planning

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Most business owners expect that their company will continue to operate after they stop working. However, successfully transitioning control of a business rarely occurs without thoughtful planning. Consideration must be...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Changes in Planning for Closely Held Businesses Under the New Tax Law

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The tax changes recently signed into law increased the exemption from federal estate and gift taxes to about twice the prior level. Even though the increase is temporary and will expire at the end of 2025, it changes some of...more

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Impact of New US Tax Law on High Net Worth Individuals, Trusts and Family Offices

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The newly enacted U.S. tax law makes significant changes to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code affecting high net worth individuals, their investment entities and family offices. These changes are likely to spur gift...more

Ruder Ware

Using Prenuptial Agreements to Protect the Family Farm

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The family farm is a special asset. The family may have worked hard through decades, maybe even generations, to accumulate and develop the farm’s land, equipment and livestock. The children may be grown and successors to...more

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