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Apr

Strauss Attorneys, PLLC – Year End Tax Letter

By Lorin G. Page, J. D. , L. L. M. As we approach the end of 2017, we at Strauss Attorneys, PLLC would like to remind you of measures you can take to minimize your income tax liability. By taking proactive steps to secure credits and deductions, or accelerating or postponing income o...

Apr

New Discounted Entity Regulations Leave Small Window for Tax Planning

By Lorin G. Page, Esq. In early August, the Internal Revenue Service issued long-awaited proposed regulations in an attempt to limit the use of a key tax planning technique. In light of the proposed regulations, individuals and families with estate tax exposure should consider im...

Apr

Your Business is Our Business

By Peter McGuire, Esq. As a firm focused primarily on estate planning, Strauss Attorneys works intimately with our clients to plan appropriately with a complete and accurate asset profile. Often with our business owner clients, that asset profile includes, first and foremost, the...

Apr

Uncovering Charitable Planning Opportunities

Charitable giving is discretionary spending. It is affected by both the economy and the income tax rates. Not surprisingly, charitable giving has been down in recent years, but this does not mean clients are less charitably inclined. Many just need to be pointed in the right dire...

Apr

Don’t Let the Tax Tail Wag the Dog: Client Concerns, Not the Estate Tax, Should Drive Estate Planning

Washington's negotiations about 2013 tax laws are getting lots of press. As estate planning professionals, we are often asked our opinions about what the 2013 estate tax laws might be and the resulting implications for our clients. But for the vast majority of Americans, wh...

Apr

What the New Tax Law Means to You and Your Clients

On January 2, 2013, the President signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the 2012 Tax Act) to deal with the so-called “fiscal cliff. ” The 2012 Tax Act included revisions to estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer (“GST”) tax laws a...

Apr

Using Trusts to Protect Inherited IRAs

Many clients have large IRAs and retirement plan accounts and need special estate planning for these assets. A 2009 study by the Investment Company Institute found that retirement plans account for 34% of all household financial assets, up from 14% in 1978; IRAs alone account f...

Apr

Income Tax Planning with Alaska Community Property Trusts

he Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) provides substantial income and estate tax benefits to the married residents of the nine “community property” states. A tenth state - Alaska – allows married couples to opt in to the community property regime an...

Apr

Income Tax Planning: What Estate Planners Need to Know

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (which became law on January 2, 2013) made permanent the temporary estate/gift/generation-skipping transfer tax exemptions established in December 2010, increased the rate on non-exempt estates/gifts/generation-skipping transfers to 40% an...

Apr

Why Estate Planning Is Still Important

With the federal gift and estate tax exemption currently at $5. 25 million per person ($10. 5 million for married couples), some clients and potential clients with “smaller” estates may wonder if they need any estate planning. But there are many reasons to do estate pla...

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