Life Insurance Policy Rescinded
A business executive was answering questions for an application for a $3 million life insurance policy that named as the beneficiary a...
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- Sep 28, 2008
- 1 min
Federal Estate Tax
The federal estate tax credit, currently at $2 million, is set to increase to $3.5 million in 2009. This means that in 2009 you can leave...
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- Sep 18, 2008
- 2 min
LLC Ruling Favors Taxpayers
Anna was the mother of three children and the widow of the man who invented the heart defibrillator implant. In 1992, she created a trust...
ron7732
- Oct 1, 2006
- 3 min
Deducting The Business Use Of Your Home
The federal income tax deduction for the business use of a home has a good dollars-and-cents upside for those who qualify. Some detailed...
ron7732
- Oct 6, 2005
- 2 min
Gifting as an Estate Planning Tool
The wisdom of making a will is well settled as sound legal advice, and rightly so. Less talked about, but equally advisable for many...
ron7732
- Oct 3, 2004
- 1 min
IRS Gets Tough on Estate Tax Fraud
Prosecutions for filing a false Form 706, the federal estate tax return, have been rare. Recently, a federal prosecutor announced a...
ron7732
- Oct 1, 2004
- 3 min
Estate Planning and Your Highly Appreciated Residence
The absolute basics on one’s estate planning are to have a valid living Trust, a backup Will for that Trust and a Medical Durable Power...
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- Oct 1, 2003
- 3 min
The Marital Deduction: A Valuable Estate Planning Tool
The federal estate tax marital deduction is one of the most important estate planning tools available to a married couple. The basic...
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- Oct 4, 2002
- 3 min
New Estate Planning Technique
When an individual dies, there is the possibility that his or her estate will be subject to the federal estate tax. However, only estates...
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