Posted May 20th, 2011 by admin
If you have a very large estate, say exceeding $10 million, you should meet with your tax advisor and estate planning attorney to discuss whether you should make big gifts during 2011 or 2012, which assets are good candidates for gifts, and how they should be transferred.
Tags: estate, gift, plan, Tax matters
Posted May 16th, 2011 by admin
This week’s interview on Financial Insider Weekly is with William Mahan, attorney at law. Our interview subject is, “Why you need a will”.
Tags: estate, plan, will
Posted May 9th, 2011 by admin
This week’s interview on Financial Insider Weekly is with Dick Blakely of The Blakely Group. Our interview subject is, “How to set and reach family financial goals”.
Tags: family, finance, goal, plan
Posted May 2nd, 2011 by admin
This week’s interview on Financial Insider Weekly is with Raymond Sheffield, attorney at law with the Sheffield Law Office. Our interview subject is, “Estate Planning For Retirment Accounts”.
Tags: account, estate, ira, plan, planning, retirement, roth
Posted April 25th, 2011 by admin
This week’s interview on Financial Insider Weekly is with Phil Price, EA of The Price Company. Our interview subject is, “Retirment Plan Alternatives for Closely Held Businesses”.
Tags: business, plan, qualified, retirment, small
Posted April 29th, 2010 by admin
Under the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, the maximum federal gift tax rate for 2010 is 35%. If Congress does nothing, the maximum rate will return with a vengence to 55% in 2011, plus an additional 5% surtax for taxable transfers over $10 million until the benefits of lower brackets are phased out.
Tags: estate, gift, plan, Tax matters